I was finishing up Anne Lamott's Traveling Mercies this afternoon (I finally finished a whole book!), and I came across this beautiful quote about letting go & living fully. It's something that I need to be reminded of constantly: life is messy. That's okay.
Christianity is about water: "Everyone that thirsteth, come ye to the waters." It's about baptism, for God's sake. It's about full immersion, about falling into something elemental and wet. Most of what we do in worldly life is geared toward our staying dry, looking good, not going under. But in baptism, in lakes and rain and tanks and fonts, you agree to do something that's a little sloppy because at the same time it's also holy, and absurd. It's about surrender, giving in to all those things we can't control; it's a willingness to let go of balance and decorum and get drenched.
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