Lutheran Helps for WEEK SIX
Day 36: Made for Mission
This devotional seems a little tilted toward judgment. What is my piece of God’s dream that I am to work on in order to help bring in the Kingdom of God, the kingdom of love, grace, mercy and justice? Consider the Via de Cristo motto: Make a friend, be a friend, bring a friend to Christ. The goal of mission is to introduce people to Jesus, not make them members of a church. That introduction happens by the way we love them in Christ’s name. When they see and experience Christ through us, they will want to know and experience Christ, too.
Day 37: Sharing Your Life Message
This devotional might be uncomfortable for us. How can we become more comfortable sharing our God-story? Most likely we will need to practice. Try it with some friends, or meet someone for coffee from your group. This would be a good opportunity to get people to share their faith stories. It’s important for us to share our stories of how God’s love has touched our lives. Each of us has a story to tell. Try to express yours, and practice.
Day 38: Becoming a World-Class Christian
We are to be mission-minded. God’s love is not turned in upon itself, but is outwardly directed. Read Acts 1 and 2. We live under the Great Commission to make disciples in all the world and teach what Jesus has given us. We need to think both globally as well as locally when it comes to mission. Check to see if anyone has served on a mission trip and, if so, get him/her to share the experience.
Day 39: Balancing Your Life
Life is all about balancing priorities, and living out what is most important. How do we make sure the five purposes are at the center of our lives?
Day 40: Living With Purpose
Good ending devotion. Develop a purpose statement and commit yourself to it! Say a prayer of thanks to God for this experience of 40 Days of Purpose. Ask God to bear fruit in your life, and in our congregation, for years to come, as we move forward in God’s Purposes together.
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Thanks for your email, "allthings".
Your quote from “Going Home" (which I have not read) is similar to an old Jethro Tull album cover I recall reading many year ago, that made the same point.
No doubt, if left to our own devices, "god" is first and foremost a reflection and creation of what we want, know and can imagine. Further, to say "you are a person but you are more than a person" begs the definition of what is a person. I operate out of a linguistic understanding that whatever Hanh intends with the phrase "more than a person" is what is already an aspect of a person by its common definition.
I have no problem at all in agreeing that both as individuals and members of various societies, cultures, we do in fact bring to our understanding of "god" what makes sense to us. My caution would be that we don't get to define the God who comes to us in Jesus Christ. This is an external event that is not limited by our finite understandings. That is, in fact, what is so amazing about the Triune God. God is more than I can image, often contrary to what I would like, and not limited by my self-centered appreciation of life.
I would also want to say that there is more than one or "the other side" of truth. In fact, I would say that our understanding of "how the world works" - our own mental constructions that operate as reality for us - are an individual and variety as we are. I would further say that those constructions ought not be confused what is reality, however. One could argue that there are certain “common” understandings, but they, along with our own individual understandings often change as we experience new seasons and situations in life.
As a Christian, I would also want to add that the "truth" is a person, Jesus the Christ, not a set of understandings or set propositions that one must believe or assent to, nor even a certain way of looking at life.
I hope that is helpful. Thanks for the opportunity to respond.
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