Wonderful song, Michael. I’d never heard it. I’d like to learn more about the humble, reverent, playful partnership with the great unknown that you describe.
"May you find faith in the Great Unknown." Thank you for sharing this. And you. And your journey to the woods, the water, the turtles. I always leave this site better than when I arrived. Peace and healing to you, Michael.
Just before finding your words, I found some different, and similar, words from the Center for Prophetic Imagination:
I believe he is inviting us out of a limited consciousness by undermining the very terms of truth and certainty. The Good News he is proclaiming must by nature defy formulations and orthodoxy that are susceptible to human control. The Abba God he speaks of can only be known relationally. The way of discipleship is experiential, not intellectual or propositional.
As we seek to be a prophetic presence in our culture, part of that work is to liberate the community of faith (including ourselves) from an addiction to truth and certainty. We must be willing to grasp in the most fundamental way that Christian faith is dynamic, relational, mysterious (in the best sense of the word).
Is Jesus the One? Would that our response could be as his to John’s disciples: look around and see transformational, healing, and restoring experiences. Look at human lives and communities being made whole. If we are too busy theologizing to engage in that work, then we need to be healed from our need for and addiction to truth and certainty.
Will O’Brien coordinates The Alternative Seminary in Philadelphia (www.alternativeseminary.net). He has been active in work on issues of homelessness and poverty for forty years. He and his family are part of the Vine & Fig Tree community in Philadelphia (https://vineandfigtree.wixsite.com/vineandfigtree).
You and Will seem to be drinking from the same turtle pond. Dynamic, relational, mysterious.
As Anne Lamott says, "Alleluia anyway! " Would that I could embrace the mysterious unknown with such grace as you. Sending love, light and healing your way....and a chorus of alleluias.
Michael. Thank you for the joyful feeling you evoked in me as I envisioned you sharing music with a group of sun bathing turtles. Know that in your time of unknown you continue to be a strong light in this world. Thank you for being you.
I love turtles!
I'm scared of the unknown, but you sure did find a way to find some grace and bliss in it. Like these blissful sunning turtles.
You've given me so much to think about.
Thank you Michael!
Mmmmmmmichael --
So beautiful a song, and fits you and your situation. Take care, and may the chemo produce the good outcome we all pray for! Love, Nnnnnnnancy
Mmmmmmmichael --
So beautiful a song, and fits you and your situation. Take care, and may the chemo produce the good outcome we all pray for! Love, Nnnnnnnancy