Have you ever thought about loving the word “virgin?” I do! It’s a rarely used word that really keeps my world exciting. Here’s why:
- I love to speak God’s word in places that have never heard it. (virgin territory) Phrases taken for granted most places are so embraced here.
- I love to travel to places I’ve never been
- I serve a God who was born of a virgin
- I love to listen to never-heard songs
- I love to create new phrases
- I love to create effective worship for places that have never experienced it
- I loved seeing all of my children brought into this world for the first time
- I love fresh chapters I’ve never experienced in this life
- I love seeing new freshmen move onto campus of a great university city
- I love watching an underdog team win the big game
- I love hearing a never-before analysis of a piece of scripture
- I love new hole-in-the-wall restaurants
- I love new years
- I wanted to marry a beautiful virgin woman and did
- I had a goal to stay a virgin until marriage and did
- I love new months
- I love new days
- I love new hours
- I love new seconds
- I love new friends
- I love old friends in new ways
- I love to explore
- I love new churches because they reach new people
- I love visiting churches I’ve never been to
- I love adding value to people I’ve just met
- I love seeing a changed life
- I love vacationing afresh and anew each year
- I love new ways to “do” church
- I love taking an old sermon and making it new all over again
- I love new technology
- I love hope
What about you?
I love the word virgin too. It pretty much defines my life.
I think there’s so many words though that we take for granted. We use them without comprehending their true meaning.
Appreciation.
Sincerety.
Love.
It’s only when we start thinking about what they mean to us that we realize how important they are.
Nice! I like the blog. “rarely used words that really keep my world exciting” and what an exciting lifeou have. I like the virgin thing, you right it does make me sort of cringe. Almost makes me feel like I am going somewhere forbidden. But alas, away with my feelings, maybe if I used it more, it wont be so, well, virgin.
—Winston
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