This week: God as 'a visible acting out.' If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com. We might wonder how the Holy Spirit does this - how are we encouraged by the Spirit to - act out? Do we have to feel something? Do we have to have a special experience that will give others proof that we are - spirit-filled? I like what I just read. The act of giving the Holy Spirit was 'the whole process by which Jesus went to his death as a real, historical, conscious act of subversion of violent human practice.'' In other words - keep reading the story - keep listening to the story as one that marks the end of the violence of the world - keep being caught up in that Jesus event that is as human as the humanity we enter each day. God as a visible acting out is as visible as - you and me. I think we may all be a bit frightened by that. It is an invitation - an empowerment - that bids us to let go and take God at God's word - a word that helps us turn the cheek as we persistently press for new life. O God of love and new life, let your Reign move us into this day. Amen. |
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