Preaching without Knowing

This morning God gave His Bible message to me through the interpretation of an owl which flew past me late last night while driving home. While journaling I felt that little "nudge" from God and I figured God was telling me that I should share the experience at church, so I did.

This afternoon, Pastor Ellen and I talked on the phone and she mentioned how "the prologue" I spoke of at church this morning is a "classic." I was clueless, not even knowing what "prologue" meant. (In fact I had to look it up right now.)

"Prologue" means; A) The preface or introduction to a literary work. B) An introductory or preceding event or development.

Pastor Ellen also told me that this particular chapter and those verses are a "classic" amongst Theologians. My typical response was "huh?" So I just looked these words up too.

"Classic" means; A) Serving as a standard of excellence, B) Historically memorable, C) Noted because of special literary or historical associations.

"Theology" means; A) The study of religious faith, practice and experience; especially: the study of God and God's relation to the world.

This was even more amazing to think that God had an owl give me a message, and it so happened to be that the message from the BIble that God led me to find is a "classic prologue" amongst theologians! WOW.

I told Pastor Ellen that I don't share with the thought in mind that it is "preaching" since I don't know anything. I added that all that I share is only what I am learning along the way.

God has been sending me messages in various tangible ways through the creatures of nature which He created. God knit me this way in my mom's womb with a purpose in mind. He knit me with wide-angled vision (some might call it " getting distracted") and God knit me with an inquisitive ADHD mind, knowing full well that I would take notice of just about everything and "wonder why." And in wondering why, it leads me to look things up in my Bible which takes me to just the right message which God wants me to "get."

God knit me in my mom's womb this way on purpose and he knew the adventure this faith journey would take me through while connecting the scattered ADHD thoughts along the way, and it's The only Way.

I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. - John 14:6

note: Seeing an owl fly past me in complete darkness while on the drive home late last night made me realize there must be a message God wants me to "get." It was very late and I was too tired to search my Bible so I went to bed instead.

In searching my Bible this morning with complete wonder as to why I saw an owl in the darkness last night, God led me to just the right Chapter in my Bible without knowing the powerful significance within it.

Along with having ADHD, I also suffer with a reading comprehension disability and most often after reading something, (even if it is only a few sentences) my typical response is "Huh?" "I don't get it."

However, in reading this Chapter which God's owl messenger had me find this morning, it was very clear to me (no "huh" needed here!) and there was NO question in my mind about what God wanted me "to get." I obeyed the nudge from God and shared the owl messenger story at church today and read this entire Chapter aloud to everyone. This chapter is also what God wants me to share with you in this Blog and it is my pleasure and great honor to do so......

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.

Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God - children born not of natural descent, nor or human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying "This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me." From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; grace came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known. - John 1:1-18