Stuck in the Middle with You - The Rev. Philip DeVaul

The temptation to locate God within my own party and preference is universal – and it is ongoing. I will always struggle with the desire to align God with me rather than the other way around. I am reminded of Ann Lamott saying, "You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do."  

Seeking the middle ground has a lot going for it. There is something really healthy about saying let’s find a place to meet. Let’s find a place where our common values outweigh our differences, let’s find our connections wherever we can. Let’s share a meal and a prayer and look out for each other even though we disagree about things. Like the song goes, Clowns to the left of me jokers to the right, here I am stuck in the middle with you. That’s the idea anyway. 

The other day I was listening to an interview with American documentarian Ken Burns while driving across town, and I almost had to pull over. In the midst of what seemed like a very casual conversation, he said these words: “There’s only us. There’s no Them. And if anyone tells you there’s a Them, run away. There’s only Us.”  

There’s only Us.  

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