I was just telling my coworkers about Old/New Testament classes I took in college that dug into this very same topic and it was nothing short of enlightening. I also read Mere Christianity during the same time period and LOVED it. There's a "Both Are True" thread that weaves its way through our array of spiritual practices (and believe me, I've practiced it all AND quit altogether). "Cafeteria Catholics" was a name my kind got teased with back in the day, but with such a lush history of spirituality out there, why can't we pick and choose the good bits?? Your viewpoint certainly challenges us to ask this of ourselves!
St Paul wrote, 'Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.' He didn't mention specify that these good things needed to come from a specific source. I think the ability to see and accept goodness from outside your tribe is a strength not a weakness.
Life comes to us. Sometimes it is good for me and bad for another. Sometimes it bad for me and another is getting blessed. It’s random in many ways. I can do what is good and expect a good outcome. And sometimes the outcome isn’t good. It’s me that chooses the way I want to be in waiting. Waiting is a way to observe the time .
This is such an important insight, Denelle. Sometimes the exact thing that is good for me is causing pain for someone else, and vice versa. It takes a lot of wisdom and humility to embrace that fact.
Yin Yang ☯️ male female energy on the planet is always flowing. It’s powerful energy that can kill one and leave another in the wake of it. We know this well and live with more respect for our responses. Growing ☯️
I was just telling my coworkers about Old/New Testament classes I took in college that dug into this very same topic and it was nothing short of enlightening. I also read Mere Christianity during the same time period and LOVED it. There's a "Both Are True" thread that weaves its way through our array of spiritual practices (and believe me, I've practiced it all AND quit altogether). "Cafeteria Catholics" was a name my kind got teased with back in the day, but with such a lush history of spirituality out there, why can't we pick and choose the good bits?? Your viewpoint certainly challenges us to ask this of ourselves!
St Paul wrote, 'Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.' He didn't mention specify that these good things needed to come from a specific source. I think the ability to see and accept goodness from outside your tribe is a strength not a weakness.
"A strength not a weakness" aahhh, also liberating! Love it, Jeff!
Life comes to us. Sometimes it is good for me and bad for another. Sometimes it bad for me and another is getting blessed. It’s random in many ways. I can do what is good and expect a good outcome. And sometimes the outcome isn’t good. It’s me that chooses the way I want to be in waiting. Waiting is a way to observe the time .
This is such an important insight, Denelle. Sometimes the exact thing that is good for me is causing pain for someone else, and vice versa. It takes a lot of wisdom and humility to embrace that fact.
Yin Yang ☯️ male female energy on the planet is always flowing. It’s powerful energy that can kill one and leave another in the wake of it. We know this well and live with more respect for our responses. Growing ☯️