{"id":21375,"date":"2022-05-27T09:52:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T13:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=21375"},"modified":"2022-05-27T09:59:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T13:59:10","slug":"living-our-faith-in-all-circumstances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=21375","title":{"rendered":"Living Our Faith in All Circumstances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ehAjwXaaNr8\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Wherever we are on our journey with Christianity, Brian McLaren invites us to return to the instructions given by the Hebrew prophet Micah: <strong>\u201cO human being, this is what God desires for you. That you do justice. That you love kindness. That you walk humbly in the presence of your God\u201d<\/strong> (Micah 6:8). <\/em>Brian writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Micah turns a religious question into a human question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christians very much like to call Jesus the <em>Son of God. <\/em>Jesus much preferred to call himself the <em>Son of Man <\/em>(or <em>son of humanity<\/em>). There are many layers of meaning to the term. But the simplest and most obvious is this: a <em>son of humanity <\/em>is a <em>human being. <\/em>If you want to put a finer point on it, <em>son of <\/em>means <em>the essence of <\/em>or perhaps <em>a new generation of<\/em>. <strong>Jesus is saying that he represents the essence of humanity, a new generation of humanity, a new kind of human being. In this light, his constant invitation, <\/strong><em><strong>follow me, <\/strong><\/em><strong>means <\/strong><em><strong>imitate me <\/strong><\/em><strong>and <\/strong><em><strong>join me on my journey toward a new way of being human<\/strong>. <\/em>. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In that light, whatever you choose to call yourself,\nChristian or not, I hope you will aspire to be a <em>humble<\/em> human being .\n. . <em>religiously<\/em>.\n. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I hope you will desire to be a <\/strong><em><strong>kind <\/strong><\/em><strong>human being, because . . . that person you call your enemy . . . that person is part of your family, part of your species, part of your story, part of your kind.<\/strong> . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in addition to being a humble and kind human being, I hope you will a<strong>spire to being a <\/strong><em><strong>just<\/strong><\/em><strong> human being. Don\u2019t seek power over others to control or exploit them or harm them. Instead, use whatever power that comes your way for the common good<\/strong>, so that all people everywhere can share equal justice and equal dignity. Seek justice. Love justice. Do justice. Be a just human being . . . <em>religiously<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I say <em>religiously<\/em>, I mean<em> intentionally<\/em>,\nseeking out practices that promote justice, kindness, and humility. And I mean <em>collaboratively<\/em>,\njoining or building communities or networks that promote those practices. And I\nmean <em>reverently<\/em>,\nknowing how precious this heartbeat and this breath really are, and feeling\nevery moment how much danger and opportunity are held in these human hands. <em>Religiously<\/em>,\nas I\u2019m using the term, means <em>with a sense of the sacredness of everything <\/em>and\na commitment to re-consecrate everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In the midst of uncertainty\nfor what the future of Christianity holds, Brian invites us to continue what he\ncalls \u201cour spiritual quest\u201d:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To become the most just, kind, and humble version of ourselves that we possibly can, day by day . . . to practice a faith that expresses itself in love . .<\/strong> . <strong>to lean with others into a new humanity, a new generation or new kind of humanity, open to every good resource that can help us, explicitly Christian or not.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah Young Jesus Calling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seek My face at the beginning of your day. Put me on; &#8220;wear Me&#8221;, think My thoughts allow the Holy Spirit to control your thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Psalm 27:8 NKJV&#8230; When You said,<strong>&nbsp;\u201cSeek My<\/strong>&nbsp;face,\u201d My heart said to You, \u201cYour face, Lord, I will seek.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Romans 13:14&#8230; Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ.&#8211;A continuation of the metaphor introduced in&nbsp;<strong>Romans 13<\/strong>:12.So invest and identify yourselves with the spirit of Christ as to reproduce it in your outward walk and conduct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 Corinthians 2:16&#8230;For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?\u201d But we have the mind of Christ.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colossians 3:12&#8230;You are God\u2019s chosen people. You are holy and dearly loved. So put on tender mercy and kindness as if they were your clothes. 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