Don't worry, nothing's going to happen here

I was at the corner bakery today with one of my kids, kids as in kids from my youth group not kids as in a child I have fathered without telling anyone until now, when I realized the importance of what that place means to me. From the time we are able to walk we are socialized that different places come inherent with different meanings. It sounds deep, and it is, make the check payable to Mark Anthony Chase. Just kidding, but seriously, everywhere we go has a different meaning, a different feeling attached to it, a different purpose. Come with me for just a moment. The bathroom is where we go when that double cheeseburger we had no business touching in the first place decides to wreak havoc on our small intestine. The post office is where we go when we have important life or death documents that absolutely needed to be somewhere else yesterday. The Church is where some of us go, when where we were last night, makes us feel just a bit guilty. The bank is where we go, to become depressed about the lack of funds in our accounts, that virtually assure us we will NOT be going to Hawaii or any place else very satisfying any time soon. I could go on, but by now you see what I'm getting at. Every place in our lives is territorially marked and peed on by the pressures of society to do do do and do. Every place we go has a different feeling attached to it, depending on what we do while we're there. But to that I say create a place, find a place, by any means neccessary, where you don't have to worry, because NOTHING is going to happen there. Maybe you picked up on it by now but if not I will come out and say it. I'm one of those wierd people that worship Jesus, and live a life dedicated to trying to somewhat resemble his (some days are uglier than others). But when I look at Jesus and the life he led, he always saved a place where he could go where he did nothing, said nothing, and where nothing was expected of him. Usually for Jesus this was a mountain or hillside, since I don't have an extra 4 hours a day to hike up the San Gabriels, the corner bakery will have to do. For me it's a place where there are no e-mails, text messages, text messages about e-mails, or bank statements that can threaten my sanity. I do nothing, say nothing, and nothing is expected of me. And you know what, it feels so disgustingly good. Find that place for yourself, it will change everything, or maybe it won't, but at the very least, it will change you.