God as non-violence. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com [mailto:adebelak@redeemerluth.com]God as non-violence is eternally creating relationships. When God's people are involved
in the journey of being in relationship with all others -without partiality - there
cannot be violence. If there would be violence, it would be when we pull out of
the many aspects of being in a relationship. When we stop listening - stop talking
- stop holding onto the other - stop giving of ourselves - stop asking for clarity
and shared involvement, we can be sure that violence in some form will be the power
that shapes our day. Non-violence keeps turning us back into the creative power
of our God and therefore into those relationships that are all around us. It can
be so easy to turn from this creativity and settle for the division that is always
willing to settle for violence. And yet, when we are able to keep moving into the
realm of a community of sharing and caring and justice - we will be moving into
the way of non-violence.
O God of love and new life, let peace be our way and our life and when we are being
persuaded to walk in the ways of division - speak to us. Amen.
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