So we try mightily to become activists, to build a better world, to bind up wounds, and to expel those who oppress. We strive to live as Wesley and Jesus taught. But our efforts tend to wither. We quickly are blocked by the clutter. Simplicity eludes us.
Simplicity is beyond human striving.
It is a gift of God, available and given daily to those who seek it and wait prayerfully for it. Simplicity is God's nature. I worry that our churches are busy making more clutter rather than helping to dispel it. In a small church in the town of Amuegny, France, near the Taize community that welcomes young people from the whole world weekly, there are paper tablets or notebooks upon which visitors may write their prayers and longings. Visitors may also leave messages for those who will come later.