The Reign of God as reconciliation. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com . The Reign of God as reconciliation takes place between here and there - always becoming something with a bit of newness around it. I may start out thinking and acting in one way only to find out that my actions do harm to the other. That happens everyday. The harm may not be great - but it is a sign of the brokenness that exists when I attempt to do things my way and forget about you. The Reign of God as reconciliation keeps us eternally aware of the way so many things are interconnected and because of that, there will be endless moments when the points of interconnection do not match up. To often that makes for a 'fight' or a 'war' or a 'separation' because the connections that help us live together are not nurtured and division seems to be the easiest way to live. The Reign of God as reconciliation keeps an eye on how things are connecting and how they are being broken and then, how there can be reconnection - reconciliation. Living in such a Reign means we are invited to see the whole world through a new lens that enable us to be witnesses to the brokenness and missed connections and then a part of the work that heals and peaceably resolves all of it. O God of love and new life, bring us together within the mess of brokenness that can make up our day so that we will live as residents of your Reign of reconciliation. Amen. |
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