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Being Church by Not Being Religious Christianity is the
proclamation of the end of religion, not of a new religion, or even of the best
of all religions. Religion can't do a thing about the world's problems. It never
did work and it never will..
(Robert Capon, The
Mystery of Christ, 62) So what does it mean
to be The
Church? The
congregation? The
Synagogue? The
Mosque? The blessed
community? It means
to embody holy
wisdom "the world without
human
kingdoms ethnic
communities national
boundaries or social
identifications" (Fr. Richard Rohr,
The Naked Now, 100-101)
in stark contrast
to the common sense
wisdom of the world
around
us. It means
to embody
delight trusting that God
delights in you. trusting that someone
else delights in you. to delight in another
person in your
work in your
life It means to
live in the world
according to
God's
economy. we're imprisoned
by our fears and
by our
appetites we long for release.
long to claim
our own
abundance It means
to be a community
of holy
love. practicing human love
without strings
attached human love
in its many
expressions multiplied by
the factor
of God
It means to commit to
walk our life journey
with
intentionality to see the world
differently to give
ourselves for the good
of all
people Our future is ours to
shape and the invitation
of faith
is to shape it
according to
the values of
compassion courage peace justice self-awareness and
love. Thanks for continuing
to bless me as we journey together. |
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