dar and i went to a show yesterday in rosebud, ab (http://www.rosebudtheatre.com/)...as part of our sixth anniversary (yeah baby!!!). as a sidenote/commercial, next time you're 'in the area', be sure to drop into the rosebud valley...i've never left the theatre here without being moved.
the premiere summer production here is 'man of la mancha', or the story of don quixote. its chief character is a man on a quest...searching (despite the dissuading of others) for meaning...dreaming (at the risk of sanity) of life's true meaning. good stuff. the title song is one that we come across with some regularity in our culture (youtube it)... "to dream the impossible dream". here are some of the lyrics...
to dream the impossible dream,
to fight the unbeatable foe,
to bear with unbearable sorrow,
to run where the brave dare not go;
to right the unrightable wrong.
to love, pure and chaste, from afar,
to try, when your arms are too weary,
to reach the unreachable star!
this is my Quest to follow that star,
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far,
To fight for the right,
Without question or pause,
To be willing to march into hell
For a heavenly cause!
it's crazy how theology can jump out of the margins in our lives...how meaning can arrest us when we least expect it. watching the characters and hearing the music yesterday, i was deeply moved by how our journey of faith should be marked by 'questing'. i found myself in that darkened theatre overwhelmed by the cry of a 'faith-filled' life...the beckoning voice of god luring my wandering heart to pursue life's dream. i heard a curious resemblance to jesus' teaching, and his invitation to be a seeker/finder of men whose hearts have lost their ability to hope. this is my quest.
any thoughts on questing? on how our faith looks less like a journey and more like a 'stay-cation'? on jesus' call to dream?
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