This week: God as 'a visible acting out.' If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com. Last week I ended by throwing in the Holy Spirit. I do that quite a bit in many and various ways. James Alison notes that God's giving of the Holy Spirit is 'a historical and creative staging, a visible acting out.' God as a visible acting out is God no longer separate and above - as is often the thought of many folks. Rather, we are talking about the God who is acting - now - among us - through us - as us - with an agenda. That agenda is nothing short of the expansiveness of the Reign of God that we have seen through the imaginative acting out of Jesus. It is a life. It is a life that may not be the life we would plan for ourselves if we let our 'common sense' rule us - for common sense makes sense to the world and the end of death makes no sense. God as a visible acting out is the power to open up our own minds and lives and hearts and begin to enter into the adventure of life that is free to follow in the way of Jesus even when it makes no sense. Remember, love your enemy makes no sense - and yet - it is the life we are invited to enter. O God of love and new life, as you invite us to act out, we give you thanks for the Spirit of Life that is our coach and inspiration. Amen. |
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