I came back from Honduras with a sore throat and cough which worsened through the week. Slowed me down considerably, even though I found enough office time to do what absolutely had to be done (obviously, not blogging!). My visit to the doctor yesterday yielded antibiotics and cough suppressants which should do the trick and get me back on track.
I emailed my elders Wednesday afternoon to tell them I was going to stay in Wednesday evening, both to avoid the bitter cold that had invaded Oklahoma and to see if I could fight off the sore throat and cough. I soon got several emails telling me to get out of the office and go home. I wrote back saying that I would go home as soon as possible, but observing that there is always one more project or little task to be done. I received a return email from one of my elders with only two words: Project Heaven.
I like that description. It is a description of life. It is a description of all we do and are. Our daily lives may not be as spectacular as other “projects” that get fancy titles–covert military operations, drug raids, eavesdropping efforts, anti-terrorism operations.
But as I considered the potential of those two words–Project Heaven, I thought, “Perhaps our daily lives deserve such a moniker despite the same of daily living and the absence of the specatular.” What better description could one write? As Christians, we are involved in “Project Heaven.” Every aspect of our lives, every fiber of our being, every action and every interaction–all are part of the heavenly project. An interesting part of this project is that it is not designed only to help us Christians “win”–its goal is to help everybody “win.” Every person whose life is touched by a Christian involved in “Project Heaven” should be invited to join the endeavor. Gives a different perspective, doesn’t it? What I am doing is about more than church and missions and ministry and life. What I am doing is part of “Project Heaven”.