Sunday, January 10, 2010

Inadequate God Talk

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

Peace does not surpass divine understanding; it expresses divine wisdom.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

You are everywhere, in everything and everyone. The Life Force, force behind everything, incarnate in everything, without being confined to any thing, any time, or any place.

So why do I keep trying to put such thoughts into words? What hope is there that I express them adequately?

I suppose the answer could be simple: just because. Or it could have more depth: because I know no other means of expressing my thoughts; because unless they come in words, the thoughts cannot become real.

Just as the Word became flesh. Without physical expression, Christ is but an ideal, never a reality. So, I know you, Life Force, in the words you give me.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“There’s a light at the end of the tunnel!”

[If He said it as the stone was rolled away from the tomb, it was not recorded in English.]

D. Blog: Absolute Mysterious


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