Reflection from your Co-Pastors
November 2, 2020
Remember that theme about transformation?
The chaos that we see and experience in all areas of life on the planet are a sign of transformation and that can’t happen without a struggle, a big struggle. I don’t believe in coincidences but just consider that most of us are children of the 60s with ideals to change the world for better in big ways: end war, help the poor, give voice to the voiceless, etc., or we are children of the impact of Vatican II and it’s expansive understanding of God and salvation for all. In fact, today the polls showed that voters ages 18-24 years old are voting the same as voters over age 65. Certainly, we are the children of a wider world, less like those who came before us (and for good reason). Those of us in our community who are younger are of like mind and are filled with Grace and we are grateful!
I speak of transformation because within 24 hours it occurred three times: 1) in a Parabola article concerning the Gospel of Thomas by Jean-Yves Leloup; 2) in the meditation that same day on October 29 from Richard Rohr on Thomas Keating’s final message; and 3) in Robert Wicks’ book Night Call that I was reading that same night -- too much of a coincidence to ignore ‘transformation.’
I have heard many times that our community is a community of Seekers of God. Is not the message of Jesus that of transformation? The Leloup article tells the story of a rabbi who said that life with God is a game of hide and seek because our God is a hidden God who wants to be sought.
Richard Rohr quotes Thomas Keating today with:
