Theology Blog

When thinking about our posture towards God, it is impossible to find a perfect analogy for everyone in every season, but there is one that in some seasons has been particularly helpful for me. The image is that of a catcher. Our posture towards God is to be like the catcher in a baseball or softball game. We get in position and we wait. There are people on our team, people backing us up to keep us doing what we should. We have input as to what kind of pitch is going to come to us. We have little to no control on the outcome. We simply wait to receive. We do this patiently over and over again until we know it is over for that day, until the next game. What do you think about this analogy? What works and what does not work?