In the World=Incarnation

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

I’ve never met a peace I didn’t like, never met a war I did like, never heard of a torture that could be justified as moral.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

I wonder, occasionally, whether all of our attempts to communicate with you seem ludicrous to you. Or, do you appreciate our attempts to connect with you? It doesn’t really make a difference in what I’ll do; I’ll keep trying because it benefits me. This is plain self-interest, because these attempts help me focus on what’s going on inside me, to find what’s important to me, to feel good about my life and the direction it’s taking. So, like it or not, I’ll continue to send my thoughts your way, and continue to see the blessings in my life.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Warrior God has given way to Daddy God. Deal with it.

[He taught something almost like this, but didn’t say it. Maybe that’s why so many people can’t believe it.]

D. Blog: In the World

When the Christian scripture says we are not to be “of the world,” it causes us problems because people interpret that to mean not of the natural world. But the appropriate interpretation of “world” here means the political and economic systems of power in the world, not the entire physical world. We cannot live in any other world, not even as we seek a spirituality in our lives. We have no other means of encountering divinity except through our bodily senses, in and of the natural world. The whole notion of incarnation reflects this – the sacred soul resides in a physical body, thus confirming its value. We honor the Holy One in this life, in this world.