The Reign of God as capricious extravagance. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com . The Reign of God as capricious extravagance has a way of opening ours to see life as more than we have been living. This is not a seeing that makes us want more stuff. It is a seeing that invites us into more substance - more vision - more imagination - more of the image of God. The capricious extravagance is not what we get - as a way to convince us to come along the way. Rather, it is the life we live in relationship to others - all others. It is a freedom that is handed to us from the creation of humanity. The Reign of God as capricious extravagance is the Genesis story of creation - it is good baby. It is good. No one asked for it. It was created out of the void - out of the mess - out of the mix of things. And there (here) God acts to shape that which is good - even very good. It is done freely - because that is how the Creator acts. It is how we are invited to help with the ongoing movement of that creation even as it unfolds today. The Reign of God as capricious extravagance is creation on its way through today - making the day good - very good - without coercion or threats and for all without any limits put on anyone because of fear and anxiety. God is handing it all to us and inviting us to step into the image it casts in each day. O God of love and new life, continue to create in us the will to cast goodness throughout the day - the goodness of your capricious extravagance. Amen. |
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