We live in a world where a growing number of people no longer seek God for His counsel and wisdom. With the recent government shutdown and the constant bickering among our leaders that we witness every day, God plays no role. Instead, man is so entrenched in his own idea and purported wisdom, that as a nation we become so polarized and separated from each other, without regard to the consequences of our actions and decisions. As we struggle to satisfy and fight for our own personal cause, ideals and passion, we drift away from each other all the more. A world that is detached from anything divine can become a dangerous place to live in. And we are so because we see and suffer disillusionment, fear, doubts, worry and frustrations.
How then as a community of Faith can we contribute to make this world a better place? In community, we come together to pray for our nation and the rest of the world but we too can find reasons to separate ways.
Community life can be so exhilarating because we feel the warmth and love of each other. We open up to each other, the walls we built around us are torn down, our masks are lifted out and we become vulnerable to each other. But then, community life too can be a terrible or difficult place to be in, because it is a place of woundedness, differences, emotions, imperfections, opinions and ideas. We are raised differently as we come from different walks of life; we think and do things differently. It is a haven of inescapable conflicts and issues, and we constantly find ourselves in the midst of them.
The grace of God overflows amongst us as we strive and realize that behind the myriad of our differences is one unifying thread that keeps us knitted together. God is in us who loves us. In the eyes of God, we are more than broken people but His very own sons and daughters. God’s wisdom has been poured out upon us through His Spirit that scrutinizes everything even the depths of our hearts. We grow in His Spirit when we acknowledge our own poverty and recognize others’ richness and we learn to see each other as God sees us. We begin to think and act in heavenly ways. We learn to listen, to care and to love.
This is wisdom from above.
Community life can be so exhilarating because we feel the warmth and love of each other. We open up to each other, the walls we built around us are torn down, our masks are lifted out and we become vulnerable to each other. But then, community life too can be a terrible or difficult place to be in, because it is a place of woundedness, differences, emotions, imperfections, opinions and ideas. We are raised differently as we come from different walks of life; we think and do things differently. It is a haven of inescapable conflicts and issues, and we constantly find ourselves in the midst of them.
The grace of God overflows amongst us as we strive and realize that behind the myriad of our differences is one unifying thread that keeps us knitted together. God is in us who loves us. In the eyes of God, we are more than broken people but His very own sons and daughters. God’s wisdom has been poured out upon us through His Spirit that scrutinizes everything even the depths of our hearts. We grow in His Spirit when we acknowledge our own poverty and recognize others’ richness and we learn to see each other as God sees us. We begin to think and act in heavenly ways. We learn to listen, to care and to love.
This is wisdom from above.