Messy Spirituality

Well, folks, this is my last post....

No, silly, not FOREVER...just for a few days.  We are leaving in the am for the beach!  I heart vacation!  It will be me, my mom, and Adeline, another mother/daughter duo (Mary Louise, and Valerie), and Valerie's three boys.  Yippee!  That means no posting and no commenting until at least the weekend (we're coming back late Fri night).  Have a great week!

Now, it is late, and I really need to finish packing, BUT I MUST post a review of this book by tomorrow....sigh...

My very sweet (and generous) bloggy friend, Jessica, is hosting a giveaway.  She mailed out copies of Messy Spirituality by Michael Yaconelli, and we need to post a review by July 30 to qualify for three amazing prizes.  Thanks Jess!

I can't say I was really changed in any significant way after reading this book.  Here's the gist...

"Messy Spirituality is a description of the Christianity most of us live and that few of us admit.  It is an attempt to break through the religious wall of secrecy and legitimize a faith which is unfinished, incomplete, and inexperienced."  

I am eternally thankful that I serve a God that loves me despite my messiness.  That being said, this book was a bit too "messy" for me.  I enjoyed some of the stories he shares, but I didn't find many deep nuggets of truth to hang onto.  When I came back to the book from day to day, I found I didn't really remember much of what I read before.  Maybe that was my fault, but this one just didn't grab me.  Jess, I still think you're awesome and want to thank you for the book and the chance to participate....I hope this doesn't forever ruin my chances of making it to your "bloggy friends" list (just kidding).  To close, I'll share one of the passages that I DID like....

"Most of us are...going as fast as we can, living life at a dizzying speed, and God is nowhere to be found.  We're not rejecting God; we just don't have time for him.  We've lost him in the blurred landscape as we rush to church.  We don't struggle with the Bible, but with the clock.  It's not that we're too decadent; we're too busy.  We don't feel guilty because of sin, but because we have no time for our spouses, our children, or our God."