We live in a world in which mainstream values, devoid of a love ethic, have led us down a spiraling staircase to our own destruction.
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Without the past, there can be no justice. Without the present, our values are simply something on paper. Without the future, our decision-making power is greatly limited.
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The poet William Yeats, reflecting on the twilight of civilization, famously wrote: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold… The best lack all conviction, while the worst / Are full of passionate intensity.”
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We can suffer from allergies as the body of Christ. And like the springtime, there can be seasons where experiences and perspectives cause our “immune system” (discernment) to go on the offensive.
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Instead of being salt and light in the world (Matthew 5:13-16) we’ve conformed too much to either the Left or the Right, embodying the same flavor as our non-Christian friends and neighbors in each of these camps. Now more than ever it may be time for us to take a step back from the political approach of our parents and grandparents, lest we waste the precious resources and energy God has so generously given us.
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I know that the calling on my life to follow Christ, to carry my cross, and to lay down my life for my brothers and sisters means that justice must take precedence over self-preservation. Inner harmony can never be achieved without speaking up for “the least of these.”
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