Being a Window Rock

    Every Monday, the groups that come to Western Indian Ministries go out to the Window Rock and sing worship songs. Here we are on a sandstone precipice, looking out over the cultural hub of the Navajo reservation, as the sun sets and lights up the hills like fire. To say that this is an awesome experience is an understatement. Every week we also hear from my friend, Wade Adakai. He said something this past summer that really stuck with me as I continued into this school year. His words of wisdom were, "Be a Window Rock." I didn't get it at first. The Window Rock is a large arch in the center of the Navajo Nation that has a lot of spiritual implications in their culture, so, as a Christian, I was slightly skeptical of his point. But in reality his point is spot on. When Wade looked up at that rock that night, he wasn't seeing the cultural implications that went with the rock; instead, he looked through it to the sky.  
    Think about this. People come hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles in order to essentially see the sky. Obviously that is not entirely what is going on, but the concept is kind of cool. The point that Wade wanted to make was that we should be the Window Rock. When people see us, they shouldn't be looking at us, instead they should be looking beyond us into God. Like the Window Rock, humans were formed from the dust of the earth (Genesis 2:7 ), but the difference is God breathed the breath of life into humanity. But essentially, we are just mobile dirt piles.  Instead of just being a nice rock to point at and look at, let’s fill ourselves with God so much, that when people look at us, they see straight through to God.