Institutional religion
isn't gasping for air.
It is at another crossroads,
for sure; an opportunity fraught
with both risk and possibility.
When, in times like these,
we (re)turn to our narrative
of the incarnate Word
in search of discernment,
we would do well to notice
that the gospel is not so much
spread, and grace not so much
revealed by telling others
where we think they are failing
and how to find God
via the path that found us,
as by people living
and revealing love to others
in their everyday lives.
Love, you see (and Love you see),
is a story that compels us
to set aside differences
trying to divide us, in favor
of commonalities connecting us.
Faith is not a talk, but a walk.
Words, when their time arrives,
must fit within the framework
of already-engaged interaction.
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| Photo by Mary Dumas Sgarlato |
© 2015 Todd Jenkins
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