All I Need Is Enough

“Is this safe?”

I replied “Safe enough.”

I could feel the awkwardness rise between us.

“Just keep running and enjoy the ride,” I told her as I double checked her harness.

She didn’t look comforted for some reason.

We were tackling the high ropes element Ready to Fly. Attached on one end of the rope are 5 people, on the other end is just 1. In between the ends is a pulley hung 30 feet in the air. The physics is simple – the 5 and 1 stand next to each other and take off running in opposite directions. An unequal force pulling in opposite directions does the rest. It’s quite a ride for the 1.

But it’s not 100% safe. It’s entirely possible to get hurt. Don’t harness up right, stop running right at the point of lift-off, the runners could stop running or forget to let you down gently. There are things that could go wrong. But it’s safe enough.

You realize how many other decisions we make with just enough info? Reading a book, buying a car, renting a movie, ordering Chinese, dating, marriage, having kids – how many decisions do we make without knowing 100% of the facts? It’s apparent that we really don’t need ALL the facts, just enough of them.

Given this reality, it makes conversations about God particularly interesting. We are never going to know all there is about God. Just like I’m never going to know all there is about Amy. But there is enough known to make a decision, to choose a course.

This Sunday I’ll attempt to unwrap what is “Enough.” See ya’ then.