It was supposed to be a simple meeting. Two of us were meeting to watch a demonstration. Others would be on the phone – sharing what they knew while gauging our response. The invitation was in our diaries. The link to the site the team was going to do was sitting in my inbox. Assuming we had a connection, everything should work.
I never considered our corporate firewalls. From my perspective, the demonstration of a customer service related application was far closer to the boring extreme than it was to the controversial mark. As I clicked through the process, I kept coming up to the same screen. Access to the website denied. Limited explanation. No warnings until the screen was painted. Of the possibilities I imagined, this was not one! Evidently, I was not the only one. A quick check with my colleagues confirmed that half were experiencing the same outcome. The meeting leader’s work in researching and getting the required permissions was not enough.
The meeting was rescheduled. As I paused in the space now free in my diary, I realized that it is easy to presume that one understands life’s links and connections. I believe I understand how relationships work. I presume I can see the way communities connect. Even within myself, the starting point is the knowledge of the connection between heart and head.
Paul reminds me that there is more to consider. From the basics to the complex, life is greater than what we imagine. His observation about marriage set a broader tone. “It’s good for a man to have a wife, and for a woman to have a husband. Sexual drives are strong, but marriage is strong enough to contain them and provide for a balanced and fulfilling sexual life in a world of sexual disorder.” (1 Corinthians 7.2)
Divinity offers us balance in the context of chaos. The process begins with our awareness that God has a vision and dream that includes you and me. We have an invitation to be active participants; more is possible in your life and mine.
