This week: God as un-theoretical. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com . God as un-theoretical lets us attempt our grand notion of putting all things in place and somehow taking control of this or that. And then, this God pulls on a string and unravels our work because whenever we have these great works of our own that we are sure will answer every question or bring complete clarity and assurance - life has a way of bringing us in touch with more than that which we expected or predicted. God as un-theoretical calls on us to bring everything back to life - this life we engage each day. Therefore, for example, a simple thing like 'you shall not kill' must be dealt with in new situations so that it is never frozen into a block we can carry or move around. Rather, God as un-theoretical will move us to consider killing with words or ideas or comments and how is it that we will deal with such ways to destroy others. We are gifted with the ability to question the meaning of life and the meaning of God's creative Reign as it shapes life. It is there that we are moved to become quite practical - quite ordinary - quite engaged with how life keeps moving and staying alive beyond our control. O God of love and new life, make us listen again to that which is so common so that we will begin to see something new - new life - new images - new dimensions to a familiar notion. Amen. |
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