Is it I Lord?.

It has been said of some Christians that they are so heavenly minded they are no earthly use to anyone. Unfortunately, that is sometimes a very accurate statement. Just as we are called to remember that we don't live in isolation and that sometimes our spiritual/life journeys may take us to someplaces we would rather not be, we need to remember that is a common reality of our lives. Boney M, using the words of Psalm 137, reminds us of the exile of the children of Israel in Babylon. While the context may be different for us, and even different for each of us at various times in our lives, the question "How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?" is one that reverberates throughout our lives and one that each of us must strive to answer. In the song "I the Lord of wind and sky.." we hear the question God puts to the young Isaiah "Whom shall I send?" His response, "Here am I, send me." should be ours as well when we encounter the demands of God in our daily lives because just as it has been for so many others, the answer may be "Yes!" This is the response of faith even if it takes us into a strange land. Open to the gifts of the Holy Spirit we will discern how to sing the Lord's song in that strange land and we may suddenly realize it is the right place to be.