The Calling Abyss is something I shared with a friend one Sunday, who then asked “Have you got that written down somewhere?”
The answer at that point in time was no. But I did write it down and send it to him. He then published it on his Blog site (Rejoicing Bones) and hence I had my first post published for all to see… Well those who found it, that is.

Below is the post that launched the idea for this blog site.

The Calling Abyss

The abyss is calling. It is calling everyone with nothing. It offers nothing, takes nothing and gives nothing. Who will answer its call? Normally the answer is nobody, but when people are in pain, then nothing can appear to be a better option. This is when the abyss really re-states it’s call: “I offer nothing, take nothing and give nothing.”

It’s at this point when the call can be tempting. Pain or nothing? The problem is, the more you move into the abyss the more it calls you in. “I offer nothing, take nothing and give nothing.”

If you answer it’s call the problem is that one day you will look around and there will be… nothing!
You can shout, rant and rave at the abyss and it will take it all and then then still not care because all it will offer, take and give is nothing.

It will just try to draw you in all the more.

To choose life may mean to choose pain, but it is the better option. It may be the hard option, but it leads to life.
When you hear the abyss calling it is better to turn your back to it and choose life instead, even if it means dealing with pain and hurt. It can be the hard choice to make but it is the better choice to make.

For us as Christians, choosing life can very much so be turning to God.
Choosing life can also mean not doing what you feel you want to do. We may need to take it one step at a time, but one small step in the right direction is one small step back to life. They may not be easy steps to take but they are steps that lead back to life.

Rather than allowing ourselves to be drawn into nothing, it is better to try to choose life.
As always some things are easier said than done. Part of the journey is to be aware that we have a choice. Then we need to endeavour to make the right choices.

The Christian Doorman

There was a doorman at a great house who was very good at his job. He was warm and welcoming. He had that something about him where people where just drawn to him, and as they came to him he would repeat his message.
“Come on in and join the party. The Lord God waits for you inside!”
As the doorman was good at what he did, he would see a lot of people pass through his door and enter on into the party. This gave the doorman great joy as he knew he was playing his part in introducing people to….

“The King of Kings and Lord of Lords!”

Every once in a while though, because the doorman was so warm and welcoming this would cause a problem. This problem was that sometimes people wanted to remain with the doorman, he was very warm and welcoming after all. But each time this happened the doorman would quietly but persistently insist.

“You must carry on, and enter on in. You may think that I am good but there is one so much Greater than me just waiting to meet with you personally.
He is The Alpha and The Omega, The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. The one who created All and knows Everything. On top of all that He LOVES YOU with a Love that goes beyond measure. You must enter on in so that you too can meet him personally. The Lord God Almighty is at the party just waiting to meet with you, just enter on in so that you can know him too, just like I do.”

You see the doorman knew his role and was happy to play it. He would have times when he was relived from his post so he too could enter the party to be refreshed and renewed. But he was always happy to go back to his post to play his part in order to be the sign post for those who were lost and needed to be shown where the party was.
He could always be heard exclaiming.

“Come on in and join the party. The Lord God waits for you inside!
He is The Alpha and The Omega, The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. The one who created All and knows Everything. On top of all that He LOVES YOU with a Love that goes beyond measure.
Come and enter the party so that you can know him too.”