There is so much truth in holding apparently disparate truths in tension with integrity as we journey through this life. My heart is so much in pain as I consider the situation in Zimbabwe and I stand in admiration for the brave church leaders who have spoken out despite personal risk of severe harm. The WCC have provided excellent prayer and worship resources that I hope will be picked up around the world. With all our time zones we should be able to have a continuous chain of prayer for this torn land. Sitting here on a sunny warm autumn day all this seems miles away, and this little video seems so relevant
and so with you I hold diverse thoughts together without trying to make sense of the multiple paradoxes
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I like your little video. It's a beautiful world, despite...
but it's hard to hold it together, as you say.
There's a bumper sticker I often see that says "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." But I find it difficult to live with constant outrage so I sometimes am guilty of not paying attention. Or can only pay attention to one thing at a time - most recently saw documentary ANGELS IN THE DUST so have been thinking about AIDS in South Africa. But after all if each of us paid attention to one or two of the important things, troubles, etc. and prayed for them...maybe that would help.
Thanks for posting the WCC link here and over at RevGals where I found it. We would have been praying for Zimbabwe anyway, but it is good to be able to do it in the same words as the global church family. And now I've found your blog I'll visit in again when I'm less caught up in sermon angst !
Thanks people for sharing my outrage and responding in grace. It is amazing to think of the same words being used around the world. Peace to you
I'm glad you posted this. Thanks for the video, too. Thanks for your passion for justice and reminder to pray.
great to hear from you Jan. Thanks
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