the radical notion of "yes"

“Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they replied. (Matthew 9:28)

I read a reflection on Advent tonight, and loved the phrase "radical notion of yes." It brought to mind Friday's reading...these blind men say yes. They believe in this man, in his ability to heal their brokenness.

Yes is scary. As a few friends have reminded me over the last couple of months, saying YES...being brave enough to embrace the radical notion of YES, means saying no. Accepting a path means leaving other paths behind, means letting go, means trusting the yes.

I'm going to try to embrace it. Be radical. Love the yes.