As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. – 1st Peter 2:4-5 The phrase, “living stone,” is an oxymoron when you think about it. After all, how can a stone live? Honestly, that’s the same as saying “cool dad”, “smart teenager”, “poor rich kid” or “family vacation.” Yes, no vacation you take with your family is any type of real vacation, just think about it. The Apostle Peter says that coming to Jesus is like coming to a “living stone”– that is to say that the ability for us to have an opportunity to come to Jesus is an impossibility that is a reality. So therefore when we come to Jesus, we have come to experience the impossible. When we decide to allow Jesus into our lives, we are welcoming the impossible to take root. Who wouldn’t want that experience? It’s a crazy thought and an out of this world situation, if we would simply come to Him. I want to be clear because many of us feel like we cannot go to an ethereal God and a risen Christ without some magical spell but that is simply not how it works. We were chosen by God to come to Him if we say we want go toward Him, we can. The better news is that we too can live lives, chosen by God, to be impossibilities. Peter says it, “you yourselves like living stones are being built up…” Our lives reflect the glory of God, not because we work hard or try hard. Quite the contrary, our lives begin to reflect the impossibility of salvation and sanctification despite our sinfulness. This is the work of the impossibility which is found as a “living stone.” If you don’t know what I’m saying, I am saying that if we are open to the idea of it, then Jesus can work miracles in our lives. It is something we discounted so badly in our hyper-rational mindset. When we are ready to experience that, then we can confidently move forward in our lives to be who we are> We can begin living the impossibility of Christian Faith through the same power of God that raised Jesus from the dead. How’s that for an oxymoron?