This morning Facebook reminded me that I wrote this 10 years ago.
Worth sharing again today.
There is no way.
You make it by walking.
So, as you continue your journey…
Know your history.
Honor tradition.
But always…
Always…
Lean in the direction of tomorrow;
For that which we know and name as God is more than history and larger than tradition;
And always just beyond what we can name or know.
And, resist platitudes;
And easy answers to challenging questions.
Trust in God who is always understood better as a verb than as a noun.
And, follow Jesus as he plunges into the crowd hungry for bread and for so much more.
Pray deeply.
Dream boldly.
Hold fast to hope.
Do what you can to bend the long arc of history in the direction of God’s Kingdom come.
And, each day…
Be incarnation.
And practice resurrection.
Anne Bentzen says
January 14, 2024 at 7:09 pmAgreed. Keep walking forward with your eyes on the horizon and your heart open to love.