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Are you walking a tightrope?

Don’t you love it when God speaks in unexpected ways?

Around the time ‘The Greatest Showman’ was released I was preaching on discipleship and it occurred to me that the song ‘Tightrope’ is an thought provoking, helpful and challenging description of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus:

• Leaving behind what is safe and known to follow into the great unknown.
• Walking with ‘hand in hand’ rather than following from a distance.
• Jesus who is with us always promises to never let go.
• The adventure of following Jesus comes with a breath-taking view.
• Moving forward together, ‘always in motion’.

Any other thoughts? I’ve copied a YouTube link and the lyrics below to help jog your memory.

A final thought
For the first disciples, following Jesus must have felt like an adventure, full of risks, uncertainty and the constant discoveries of understanding more of who Jesus is and what discipleship means.

We know that following Jesus should be an exciting adventure but is that our experience?

Are we people who long for a life that is simple and planned? 

Are we afraid to sail the sea ’cause we’re safer on land?

Is it time to embrace and step into the adventure that Jesus wants to lead us into?

Our latest thought for the week has been written by Graeme Ross, EBA Regional Minister.

Tightrope Lyrics from The Greatest Showman

Some people long for a life that is simple and planned
Tied with a ribbon
Some people won’t sail the sea ’cause they’re safer on land
To follow what’s written

But I’d follow you to the great unknown
Off to a world we call our own

Hand in my hand
And we promised to never let go
We’re walking a tightrope
High in the sky
We can see the whole world down below
We’re walking a tightrope

Never sure, never know how far we could fall
But it’s all an adventure
That comes with a breathtaking view
Walking a tightrope with you
With you
With you

Mountains and valleys, and all that will come in between
Desert and ocean
You pulled me in and together we’re lost in a dream
Always in motion

So I risk it all just to be with you
And I risk it all for this life we choose

Hand in my hand
And you promised to never let go
We’re walking a tightrope
High in the sky
We can see the whole world down below
We’re walking a tightrope

Never sure. Will you catch me if I should fall?
Well, it’s all an adventure
That comes with a breathtaking view
Walking a tightrope with you
With you
With you
With you
With you
With you