I’ve been reading Michael B. Curry’s Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus. Today I read this, which of course led me to think of the members of Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church who were indeed following the Gospel witness of welcome when they welcomed a stranger into their Bible study circle. I’m angry about the results, but in my heart I know we must continue to follow their example of welcome. Here’s why according to Bishop Curry:“We never know what can happen when we feel called to follow Jesus’ gospel witness of welcome. Heeding such a call can require incredible courage. Sometimes this gospel way of welcome can lead us to put our very lives on the line. But Jesus’ way of welcome can inspire us to keep working to do what is right in a world where too often too much is wrong.”
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Blessings and best wishes. Praying for Charleston.
On the Gospel and the #CharlestonShooting http://t.co/W8Zovwfnvf http://t.co/hwJAmKTZNn
I am not a theist, but I believe that believing creates God and that it is human nature to appeal for intercession, for comfort as these faithful Christians were doing in the sacred sanctuary of their domination. However, you don’t have to believe in God to know evil is real in the souls of some people and that there is something in this culture that is nurturing this monstrousness. My sympathies to you, Sophfronia. You have survived that earlier community tragedy in Sandy Hook and now – and here – we have another murderous rampage by a horribly disaffected, sociopathic, young and white man.