“In sum, if we are going to be agents of the coming kingdom, acting in ways that embody God’s desires for creation, then our imaginations need to be conscripted by God. It is not enough to convince our intellects; our imaginations need to be caught by – and caught up into – the Story of God’s restorative, reconciling grace for all of creation. It won’t be enough for us to be convinced; we need to be moved. Otherwise we’ll just be reading Wendell Berry in Costco; we’ll be convinced but not transformed.”

– Jamie Smith, Imagining the Kingdom (emphases original)

Lord, forgive me for all the ways in which I have been convinced but not transformed.  Forgive me for all the ways in which I embrace the Truth with my mind but not with my bones.

Capture me, Jesus – all of me.  Wake me up.  Stir me.  Move me.