Make Room

Two words filled with intention and longing. Intention to set aside space and time. To deem something important. A longing marked by presence and anticipation of other… someone other… or something other. A longing that is void of answers and control. A space to sit, to be, to notice, to receive, and to respond.

To make room is a shift in the modus operandi of the day. It goes beyond the natural rhythms of the world we live in… full. Overflowing. No room. From our schedules to our stuff, this max capacity full life certainly impacts the way we know ourself, the way we show up in the world, our relationships with one another, and the relationship we have with God. It often takes up the space of sweetness and delight, honesty, freedom and intimacy. The places we are truly and deeply known.

The Hope

The hope here is to foster the hospitality of making room. Where is there space for you to be honest, to let go, to hurt, or to grieve? Is there space in your life for you to listen to what you’re actually feeling unattached from so much shame, quick judgement and the fear of familiar weakness? How do you make room to let your soul naturally breathe again… to stop and notice, to sing and savor and delight? What would it be like to make room for growing friendship and intimacy with the trinity- God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit? To be close, to be known, to have intimacy through real and personal experience and interaction with him.

These aren’t just things reserved for certain types of people in a certain time, season, or stage of faith. It is for anyone with the longing and desire. The invitation is open, in your here and now, where you are. Sometimes we just need to make a little room. Below are a few ways in which we might make room together.