At a meeting last night we were talking about all the conflict that can arise in church communities between generations or political stances or worship styles or really anything else on which a human can take a stand. We were talking about disciplining ourselves to remember that each party in conflict is trying to hear and do what they think God wants them to hear and do...we just tend to get smothered in the "oughts" of our own preferences. Tom suggested it is like a bunch of cars with headlights on bright pointing at each other. Everyone is blinded by the lights to anything outside their own car.
Remembering to turn our cars to point toward the true "road map" if you want to milk the metaphor...looking toward Jesus Christ...reading the biblical text together...praying together..."driving" together...suddenly we can see the road ahead and we are traveling it together. The potholes are illuminated and the company is moving forward--still in our own way with our own gifts and kind of car...but together and not blinded by each other.
My picture of faith for the day...
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