What word would we, in the Church, choose to supplant the thoroughly-co-opted (by economy and industry) word "success"? Will it be a word that pairs easily with "measure"? If it does, what will be the "units" that become significant for us? We probably don’t want to declare it immeasurable, but we may choose to redefine the scale and/or units. What units are on the scales that matter in your life? Pounds (weight), currency (money), degrees (education)?
I’d say most of the units on the scales that matter are “string units”: strings on the musical instruments of our lives that give us the opportunity to play (and live) beautiful music with others in both our dissonance and harmony; strings on the web of life that connect us; multi-colored threads that weave us into the tapestry of God’s amazing gift; strings woven together to form the ropes in which we tie knots and toss to one another when we are too close to the edge, so that we can be pulled back into the safety of grace and community.
“Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” Albert Einstein
© 2012 Todd Jenkins
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