beautiful and truly needed in these times. Thank you for sharing. As a person who is part of a non-Abrahamic tradition- I appreciate your invitation and teaching.
I am so grateful that God as Mystery crossed all boundaries and is bigger than my categories, theologies, and my religions affiliation ...a circle of LOVE that included everyone and everything...we continue to be within a learning curve for sure, hopefully it is being defined by the Circle of Love.
Founding Father James Madison protected religious freedom in 1789 because he understood what happens when governments decide whose faith counts. The Apostle Peter learned the same lesson from a vision in Acts 10 — that God's circle was considerably larger than his own. Two very different men, centuries apart, arriving at the same uncomfortable conclusion. The Spirit apparently never got the memo that we were supposed to keep the circle small.
God is always bigger than what we will ever imagine. We will continue to learn until time ends. And as you say we should live with great humility knowing that we learn everyday as a part of God's creation. Thank you.
A musical piece that speaks to the same thought: Draw the Circle Wide, by Mark Miller. A good visualization by the Greater New Haven Community Chorus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56bcgxhEXiI
beautiful and truly needed in these times. Thank you for sharing. As a person who is part of a non-Abrahamic tradition- I appreciate your invitation and teaching.
I am so grateful that God as Mystery crossed all boundaries and is bigger than my categories, theologies, and my religions affiliation ...a circle of LOVE that included everyone and everything...we continue to be within a learning curve for sure, hopefully it is being defined by the Circle of Love.
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“He drew a circle that shut me out-
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In!”
― Edwin Markham (American poet)
Founding Father James Madison protected religious freedom in 1789 because he understood what happens when governments decide whose faith counts. The Apostle Peter learned the same lesson from a vision in Acts 10 — that God's circle was considerably larger than his own. Two very different men, centuries apart, arriving at the same uncomfortable conclusion. The Spirit apparently never got the memo that we were supposed to keep the circle small.
Matthew Fox also one who has expanded my knowledge of who belongs.
Thank you for your words. I believe you are expanding the understanding of who belongs.
God is always bigger than what we will ever imagine. We will continue to learn until time ends. And as you say we should live with great humility knowing that we learn everyday as a part of God's creation. Thank you.
There is a hymn "Draw the Circle Wide"..... I say, stop drawing.
The original Draw The Circle Wide was written by Canadian Anglican clergy Gordon Light & Ian MacDonald (in the 80s I think).
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A musical piece that speaks to the same thought: Draw the Circle Wide, by Mark Miller. A good visualization by the Greater New Haven Community Chorus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56bcgxhEXiI
Good morning Rev. Cameron. Thank you for this homily. God is love! Love means every single one of us. (Beyond religion, race, color etc! )🙏🏻🙏🏻