The Reign of God as victory. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com . The Reign of God as victory is when the power of death - that power we all seem to point at as being 'out there' and yet it is just as much 'in here' - has lost its hold over all sides. It is when neither side has to make the end come out in our favor or we will lose. Rather, the Reign of God as victory takes place as we give no room for the power of death to rule how we will move into the future. This is a victory over death by simply not living by death's rules. Death is about division - the Reign of God is about healing and reconciliation. We will not play the games of the powers outside of the Reign of God. The Reign of God as victory is not even a battle plan to defeat the powers of death as in we will get you and we will destroy you. Instead, victory comes by putting to life the life that vulnerably opens our hearts to the reception of the power of death so that they too can be transformed and death - we might say - is no more. O God of love and new life, lead us into the victorious peace of your Reign even as we find life being transformed all around us. Amen. |
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