A. Unabashed Pacifist:
Whispered from the lips of eternity comes the message: The white dove will sleep on the sand.
B. Unabashed Christian:
Holy One,
You take risks no one else would dare. You shared intelligence with human beings. You created us so we are able to choose between right and wrong. You built freedom into the fabric of your universe, something you cannot always predict or control. You stake your reputation on a universe where death and decay are normal. You enter fully into this realm of time and space, ready to face death yourself. You entrust your good name to feeble, fallible humans who repeatedly act in shameful fashion. What were you thinking?? That it will all work out in the end? So be it.
Amen
C. Un-quoting Jesus:
“And next year I want to start a Master’s Tournament.”
[Beginning this week again. Not!]
D. Blog: Vacuum-filling God
We have the saying that nature abhors a vacuum. I guess that means any vacuum will soon be filled by something; a vacuum cannot remain a vacuum. But I imagine Divinity might allow vacuums as opportunities to expand the divine dominion. I’m thinking that whenever we humans leave a vacancy in our lives, when we stop filling spaces in our lives with assorted diversions, celebrity dance contests and false gods, the true God is ready and happy to fill the empty spaces. God will improve upon the ways we choose for ourselves if we let it happen. I have stopped worrying about what to do with my time. The trick is in learning to recognize the ways the Holy One tries to fill my time for me. There are no vacuums, no empty times or spaces. The question is whether what fills them is fulfilling or mere filler.
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