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Kingdom Fable

Once upon a time at the beginning there is a King, entirely self-sufficient, having no need of anyone or anything. Yet still He desired to give of Himself to those His lesser. So it was He spoke and it became. The grand art of all that is began here at His Word. Waves of color out His mouth, massive formations of rock from His commands, the systems of physics & laws of nature set into motion by the Primary Action and the big bang of His booming voice. So it was the King created punctuating His masterpiece with His favorite: His son & daughter, it was for them He created the perfect ecosystem to sustain them.

They were happy, free, pure. Then the Evil met them in their home and poisoned the King’s loved ones. The prince & princess seemed to be stricken with amnesia as the poison of their rebellion flowed through their veins for they had forgotten that were created royalty. From nobility to peasants, from riches to rags, from freedom to bondage. The poison had become so ingrained in the prince & princess that it intertwined itself into their genetic code. They had become so deceived by the poison in their blood, the curse within them they had believed the King to be a fairytale or a wicked tyrant. So it was that the children had forgotten who their King was & who they were.

Once the King saw what had become of His beloved children, He didn’t do what was expected of one so righteous or what the Evil had hoped. Instead of wiping out His creation as He proved He could – for they had become tainted and grotesque – and as they deserved, He found another way. The King became as they. He wrapped Himself in their curse and sacrificed Himself as to free His beloved subjects. So that those who are humble enough and willing might rid themselves of the poison they were born with. He walked among His own workmanship and allowed Himself to be murdered so that we could be free. Such is the love of our King Jesus.

Though we read the tale of our King Jesus as a tale, from a time far past, it is no fable. Jesus died for us. Jesus gave us our freedom from sin in His death and freedom from death in His resurrection. Though maybe as a result from some of the symptoms this poison in us produces we are willfully blind to the truth of our King. Jesus in His life, death & resurrection invites us back to our rightful place as princes & princesses in his Kingdom. Let us remember we “are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9). Let us as a community take our place in our King’s heart & home.

Grace & Peace, Roots Deep Scribe

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"All Were Together"

And the Lord God said, “It is not good for man to be alone” This is one of the first observations God – our Creator – makes about us as a species. Thus he creates woman as a help to man, a partner, someone in whom he sees himself, a counterpart. There is something within us that yearns to see ourselves in someone else. We want to be known; we want to be identified with. The tendency of our culture seems to run contrary to this typical human desire. Our individualistic culture tells us to pursue our desires at the cost of anything that gets in our way: relationships, morals, even family all for the sake of success. The environment our culture produces is one of isolation. But because we think our goals are our primary purpose we miss the entire point. We were created for community. Think about it. The times in your life when you were most happy, most content, most fulfilled, were you by yourself? Or were you with a group of friends who seemed to understand you? If you were honest, it was probably the latter. We believe at Roots Deep that the church is meant to be that community we were all destined for – a family that understands, accepts & loves us – only to send us to help & heal the broken communities of the world. According to scripture that is what the church was always meant to be, and that’s our goal. I leave you with the scripture we believe supports that. When you read it imagine your community, sitting around a table, laughing, enjoying without tensions or jealousies, just trust & love, what Jesus wants for us. Grace & Peace Roots Deep Scribe “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.” Acts 2:42-47