A Hamilton song, a book, a podcast, and a Bible story have me thinking about humility, striving and satisfaction.
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Striving after power, money and privilege is ultimately dissatisfying. Jesus teaches us instead to know our brokenness and dwell in God’s loving presence.
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These days, it’s pretty easy to long to go back to the way things were, but we’re called to move forward to a new normal.
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We white people must move from seeing ourselves as allies “supporting our black brothers and sisters,” to integral partners in dismantling racist systems.
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When we cannot fight a true threat, we sometimes create enemies to battle. As people of faith, we are instead called to love one another.
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It may not be a prayer we’re proud of, but crying out to God from pain, doubt and fear has a long history in our faith.
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Faith is not a call to deny our feelings and put on a happy face. Instead, it acknowledges the messiness of the world yet dares to proclaim God is with us.
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Throughout Christian history, some have thought as Meister Eckhart wrote, “If I had a God whom I could understand, I would never hold Him to be God.”
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