Coffee Shop Harangue (Sweet Jesus - Sweet Donkey !) - bringing together three of Roman Catholic upbringing with more recent evangelical immersion, one of Caribbean heritage, and one rebellious fundamentalist...all prayerful, respectful, searching men...but oh, the mysteries uncovered by thoughtful conversation! Uncovered, but remaining, often, most often, unexplained, still mysterious. Each his own journey unfolding. Each his own spiritual road map crumpled, over-folded, worn and faded, stained and torn, and yet more than vaguely readable. When is it time to update that road map? When, and how, will a new, more current, more accurate edition of those road maps be published? Hmmm, maybe the metaphor of road map needs tweaking. Or not.
Does fear play too large a part in our world view? Does fear drive us into our defensive corners to suit up with apologetic armor, building barriers to keep out the 'others'? When does faith give us the ability to love an enemy? When does faith open our ears to listen without fear of falling into an abyss of evil and no return? When does faith give us the key to open the doors to all?
Can't I lay claim to God's creation, as a creature of God's creation? Can't I lay claim to the God in me of whom I am made? Can't I lay claim to God's 'I Am', and still humbly love my neighbor, and still truly love my enemy? I want the simplicity, the complex simplicity being of God and of man to wash me daily. I want to bathe constantly in the spirit of this vast universe, of my breath of life, my gift of position of son-ship. What an inheritance we have. Sons of God. Creatures of the Creator. Receivers of life, and givers of life through creation. Receivers of love, and givers of love through the Creator.
More, later. PEACE
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