Day 69 The Includer and Organizers Clash

March 15, 2015
Day 69


The "inclusion," we tried to stop it. And we did. We knew it meant trouble. We are the Organizers and we know chaos when we see it. This Includer spoke of pulling two different types of people together into One. An inclusion of sorts. And on what would you rally? Right? We thought it sounded whacked as well.

The Includer made no sense. He wanted to bring people together based on Him. Well, we were not motivated to become one people group.  Are you kidding, we loved our groups, our people. We appreciate seeing things the same way, we find that to be really helpful. To gather around common interests seems only fitting, manageable and appropriate. We love distinctions, we call ourselves the Organizers. And why wouldn't we? We are really good and efficient at it.

We know that separating and segregating is innate, human, a normal part of everyday life. We do laundry this way and things get clean. We organize our tool boxes this way and it helps us fix things faster. It just makes sense. We even spend a good portion of our time teaching our little ones how to group accordingly. This block goes here, this block goes there, and so forth and so on. But, like a toddler shoving over a tall tower of blocks, the Includer's ways seemed destructive to the fabric of humanity. And we knew it had to be stopped. And so we stopped it.

The Includer included too much, way too much. His seemingly lack of organizational skills went beyond the boundaries of reason. He was clueless and obviously lacked an understanding of human nature. His definition of normal was also severely challenged. We all know and have experienced first hand the fact that you can not get anything done with people who do not think like you. The breadth and height of a project is based on our ability to center and focus around our commonalities.

We, Organizers, are bent and committed to distinction for the purpose of order. We stand a little taller when things are well defined. We work a little harder when things are in order. Knowing who is who and who is not is integral to accomplishing much.  Inclusion blurs lines and fills a room with smoke. We can not see to find our way. And we, Organizers, love to see, we love to know, and we love to hear.

Cogito ergo sum is our mantra; I think, therefore I am. Our thinking establishes our existence. So,of course we depend on our ways and thoughts. Our ability to think through complicated situations and issues is an important element. There are some who are really good at this in our group and we allow them to decide for us. The Includer wanted us to lean on Him. That made no sense.

The Includer also spoke of dependence, following, forgiving, and repenting. Sure, in theory, this might be good but honestly how does one expect to accomplish anything focused on these vague ways. It seems like a lot of waiting around for things that you can not really put your hands on and in the meantime there is stuff to be done. His inclusive ways also are too tolerant, too fuzzy, too something - we just can not find the right word for it. Due to His lack of distinctions, the room always seemed hazy with Him around.  How do you navigate in a room like this? We pride ourselves on a good sense of direction.

To Organize feels right and yes sometimes it might seem like we are excluding. But it is for the good of the group. We as humans sometimes do wrong things and do need to be punished, we know this. So in order to keep peace we sometimes have to be exclusive.

There are some who claim that the Includer carried through with the Inclusion. But did you see the way He died?  He uttered words that spoke of finality, "It is finished." Sad to watch. They say the heavens, the curtain in the Temple, and the Includer's Body broke. The Includer's Body definitely broke and landed in a tomb. Sure it was a different day, a very dark day, but stranger things have happened.

There are groups who call themselves includers. They try to come together based on the Includer's death and resurrection. You did hear me right. Yes, they thought He came back to life. And we witness, almost on a daily basis, firsthand, how difficult it is for them to unite and come together based on Him, the Includer.  Uniting is important. We unite on our ability to organize. But they are trying to unite around what the Includer supposedly did for them.

But there's hope. We chuckle because some of the includer groups are doing great. You know why? They operate more like organizers than includers. C'mon, we all know it just makes sense to gather around who we are, what we like, and what we want to do. But honestly, these high level functining includer groups, are not the norm. The Includer made it difficult, these guys need to still rely on Him. He pushes words like grace and mercy. In fact you are not going to believe what one group says to their people at the end of their gatherings, "Be wrecked by His grace and mercy! Oh, that's impressive! (Jeanne Stevens church IF:Gathering)