EVERYTHING CONNECTS

Ezekiel cried, "Dem dry bones!"
Ezekiel cried, "Dem dry bones!"
Ezekiel cried, "Dem dry bones!"
"Oh, hear the word of the Lord."

The toe bone connected to the heel bone,
The heel bone connected to the foot bone,
The foot bone connected to the leg bone,
The leg bone connected to the knee bone,
The knee bone connected to the thigh bone,
The thigh bone connected to the back bone,
The back bone connected to the neck bone,
The neck bone connected to the head bone,
Oh, hear the word of the Lord!

Bone to bone; DNA sequence to DNA sequence; rock to soil to grain to stomach to compost. Every one of us is caught up in this swirling, whirling, maelstrom of life. Along with the birds and the fish and the bacteria we humans form part of the chain of life and the struggle for survival. We are one species amongst millions of others, all connected together in the battle for life, on one small planet spinning around one small star in one galaxy in a universe of billions of galaxies.

But… "Oh, hear the word of the Lord."

Unlike the birds and the fish and the bacteria, human beings are not content simply to eat and sleep and breed – we want to know Why. The word of the Lord tells us why. It was by the word of the Lord that this earth, and this universe were created. It was by the breath of the Lord that life entered the dust and made a man. It was the word of the Lord that spoke dominion and rule over that man. And it is the word of the Lord that teaches us that the everything of life belongs to God, and has been entrusted to man as his stewards.

The Everything Conference is an attempt to join some of the dots in how everything connects, as people who have heard the word of the Lord. As people of the word we eat and sleep and breed with gratitude to God for his good gifts to us. As people of the word we study the birds and fish and bacteria with worship in our hearts to the God who created it all. And as people of the word we seek to appreciate and create culture – we are not simply passive receivers, stumbling blindly through the complexities of life but people of the word connecting everything we do to the grace that is ours in Jesus Christ.

This years Everything Conference was a great start in helping us join these dots. Next year is going to be even better – the hot news is that Andy Crouch, author of Culture Making will be with us as our main speaker. The date is March 26th, and the location is the QEII conference centre, in the heart of London.

Be there!