The Heart of Matter: Change
February 22, 2022//
Tuesday, February 22nd
“We have yet to grasp the reality that God is love, and love is dynamic; the fidelity of God’s love lies in love’s nature to change, grow, admonish, and yield.”
—Ilia Delio, The Emergent Christ
“Todavía no alcanzamos e entender la realidad de que Dios es amor, y el amor es dinámico; la fidelidad del amor de Dios reside en la capacidad que tiene el amor para cambiar, crecer, exhortar y aceptar.”
—Ilia Delio, The Emergent Christ
An Incarnational Practice: Journaling
What in my own life needs to “change, grow, admonish or yield?” Bring your answers to your journal this week, and through your written words discover what this passage is revealing to you at this moment.
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What is being revealed? What is being moved? What is being asked?
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What needs to “change, grow, admonish or yield” in the area of truth, love and relationships applies to nations as well as individuals. This is why Jesus had little to do with politics or politicians, (and religionists) who act primarily out of expedience, pragmatism and self-interest, not truth or what’s best for the whole.