This is a bit of non-post. Having come back to work, a lot of work is coming at me, and time is not available this week to post anything other than these few words, so sorry not sorry. Perhaps better luck next week re time. Maybe England will learn to play proper test cricket by then, Trump and Rubio will tell Russia their talking points are not Ukraine’s best peace plan, and Kiwiland will find a way through its economic torpor.
Today’s gospel, for Christ the King, Luke 23:33-43, portraying the king of kings dying in order that we may live, stands in stark contrast to the agenda of the world today.
POSTSCRIPT
Since writing the above I have come across a "well, worth reading" article for this week ...
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Christianity | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/
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Blessings for all your work!
To others, I recommend ‘The Lord’s Prayer meets Modern and Post-modern Consciousness’, in Mark’s blog series on the Church:
tumblingages.co.nz
Yes, a useful article thanks +Peter. I'm familiar with the people commended in the article, they're worthy and courageous!
I'm not so taken with, "the absurd farce we see now, where Jesus is held to bless every show of dominance and aggression we can imagine."
While certainly true, it's also *not new*. Clergy used to *bless* public community events in The South where Blacks were to be lynched. The old violence raises its head again - against migrants this time - and some cheer the cruelty while others avert their gaze and do nothing. Some clergy and pastors excuse it; other (very brave) clergy and pastors stand against it - and then suffer violence themselves. But America has still not come to terms with the fact it has a long history of cruelty and contempt for those who are deemed "other", unwanted, and unworthy. A culture saturated in the poison of "American exceptionalism" (and, sad to say, largely oblivious to the evil effect).
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