We will continue with "Tutu's Christian Ubuntu."
A human being is a "glorious original" created for existing in a delicate network of relationships. the fundamental law of our being is interdependence, and if this network is interrupted then the whole network breaks. Instead of this rupture Tutu surmises that we are made for "relationships not alienation: for laughter not anger, for love not fear, for peace not war."
There is the need for a "glorious original" - the need for you and me and every other that is a part of our humanity. If we were all of one cloned person, there is a good chance that we would lose a whole part of our identity as humankind. We need what is "glorious" in each individual. We may even gather in groups that are quite homogeneous but...there still must be the "glorious original" that is brought into the mix of things. This is how we develop the character of the community and begin to see the wideness that make us more and more human. As communion exists among us, the community begins to shine with the wondrous glory of God's Reign that is able to shine because each person shines with the love of God and how it can and does become manifest in each person - in a very original manner.
Connection: How will you be a "glorious original" within this day? In fact, don't let it stay a question.
Be a "glorious original" and help build a new day.
How glorious is your creative power, O God. It is a power that never stops building new life - even when we think there can be nothing new. Continue to bless us with gifts that can be shared with others so that your Reign shines brightly - forevermore. Amen.
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