If God is So Big

Last night I got to take my 25-year-old daughter along with me to see Amy Grant in concert.

Turns out HER 25-year-old daughter was the opening act. Go figure that the child of Amy Grant and Vince Gill would turn out to be a singer songwriter, who performs under a single name--Corinna. And her music is exactly that kind of music MY daughter loves. Soulful, folky, thoughtful and on the sad side. I think they would really like each other.

Corinna shared a new song that hasn't been released (but you can hear part of in the YouTube video below.)

Jesus is a Pisces asks a lot of questions about what we believe about who God is, what heaven is all about and, most importantly, why, when we are all most likely getting it wrong, is it SO important for us to be right?

The refrain of this song:

You're missing the point

I'm sure I am too

We're all mapping stars

Grasping at truth

Some searching for light

Some fearing the fall

But if God is so big

Being right is so small.

When it comes to faith, being right IS so small. And besides that, it's impossible.

None of us are going to get it right. And yet, throughout history, people have divided churches, condemned neighbors, excluded communities, and even gone to war because they were convinced they (and only they) had it right.

If God is all-knowing, all-loving, and all-powerful, why does being "right" about God become so important that it drives us apart?

Because, let's face it: certainty feels safer than mystery.

Believing that we are right gives us a sense of control in a world that is often feels (and is) out of our control.

Plus, admitting we might be wrong requires humility. Oof.

Jesus rarely seemed interested in whether people had every belief perfectly sorted out. He cared more about how they were treating and caring for one another.

"But if God is so big
Being right is so small."

That doesn't mean truth doesn't matter. It doesn't mean our beliefs are unimportant. What it means is that our understanding of God should make us more loving and humble and grace-filled--not more arrogant, judgy and defensive.

If God is truly as vast as we claim, then none of us is holding the whole truth in our hands.

We're all mapping stars
We're all grasping at truth

Perhaps one of the most faithful things we can do is to trust in the truth that God is indeed bigger than our need to be right.