Comments on: 9rules Religion Community Ping Homily on Courage http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/03/14/9rules-religion-community-ping-homily-on-courage/ Current Blog Project: Six Months With a Quaker Preacher Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:46:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lo-Fi Tribe » Blog Archive » The March Ping Homily Book Prize Award http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/03/14/9rules-religion-community-ping-homily-on-courage/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Lo-Fi Tribe » Blog Archive » The March Ping Homily Book Prize Award Sat, 15 Apr 2006 13:57:17 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/03/14/9rules-religion-community-ping-homily-on-courage/#comment-419 [...] Wess Daniels, at Gathering Light, writes: “But we don’t need to reach back into the old days of the Scriptures to find courage among children, they surround us everywhere we turn. Many of us grew up facing Goliath’s, many of us had Herod’s waiting for us at home everyday after school. And this is just the beginning of a realization of who can embody the kind of courage we are to embrace. Children all over the world, children with and without parents, children with diseases, children with no homes, education, food, and water live … struggle to live this very moment.” [...] [...] Wess Daniels, at Gathering Light, writes: “But we don’t need to reach back into the old days of the Scriptures to find courage among children, they surround us everywhere we turn. Many of us grew up facing Goliath’s, many of us had Herod’s waiting for us at home everyday after school. And this is just the beginning of a realization of who can embody the kind of courage we are to embrace. Children all over the world, children with and without parents, children with diseases, children with no homes, education, food, and water live … struggle to live this very moment.” [...]

]]> By: annonymous http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/03/14/9rules-religion-community-ping-homily-on-courage/comment-page-1/#comment-271 annonymous Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:10:44 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/03/14/9rules-religion-community-ping-homily-on-courage/#comment-271 I brushed past you in an open field While the angels hit the ground All the rage was played on blunt instruments That God never intended to be found All the questions we made love to in youth Have grown up and left our house We have placed the blame on the powers that be But can’t seem to cast them out I can’t sleep anymore I can’t just believe without hope You will keep that open door Wide enough For all of us to crawl through There are sunsets that only make me think Of the blood of the innocent I can’t forget their faces long enough To be caught in the web of grace I heard Jesus got caught in a thundercloud And was left without a home We all took to task the government Then just filmed the poor and passed I brushed past you in an open field
While the angels hit the ground
All the rage was played on blunt instruments
That God never intended to be found

All the questions we made love to in youth
Have grown up and left our house
We have placed the blame on the powers that be
But can’t seem to cast them out

I can’t sleep anymore
I can’t just believe without hope
You will keep that open door
Wide enough
For all of us to crawl through

There are sunsets that only make me think
Of the blood of the innocent
I can’t forget their faces long enough
To be caught in the web of grace

I heard Jesus got caught in a thundercloud
And was left without a home
We all took to task the government
Then just filmed the poor and passed

]]> By: C. Wess Daniels http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/03/14/9rules-religion-community-ping-homily-on-courage/comment-page-1/#comment-262 C. Wess Daniels Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:10:21 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/03/14/9rules-religion-community-ping-homily-on-courage/#comment-262 Yes I agree Kevin, thanks for your comment. Joseph Grassi talks about this in light of the Gospel of Luke in his book, which I am currently reading, called "Peace on Earth." He contends that Jesus in the Gospel of Luke sees trust in violent poweras a sign of temptation from Satan. This includes both the begininning of Jesus' ministry, the temptation in the desert, but also the end where the Guards come prepared to arrest Jesus as though he were a violent bandit. Grassi says that Jesus twice pleaded for the disciples to not give into "temptation" implying a prayer for the future, when Jesus would be arrested. He also states that the whole arrest scene is centered around Jesus refusing to give into this tempation. Leading off what you said, its not only a tempation to trust in violent powers - but its also a temptation to not trust in the peace of God's Kingdom and as you said "Take up the cross." Yes I agree Kevin, thanks for your comment. Joseph Grassi talks about this in light of the Gospel of Luke in his book, which I am currently reading, called “Peace on Earth.” He contends that Jesus in the Gospel of Luke sees trust in violent poweras a sign of temptation from Satan. This includes both the begininning of Jesus’ ministry, the temptation in the desert, but also the end where the Guards come prepared to arrest Jesus as though he were a violent bandit. Grassi says that Jesus twice pleaded for the disciples to not give into “temptation” implying a prayer for the future, when Jesus would be arrested. He also states that the whole arrest scene is centered around Jesus refusing to give into this tempation. Leading off what you said, its not only a tempation to trust in violent powers – but its also a temptation to not trust in the peace of God’s Kingdom and as you said “Take up the cross.”

]]> By: Kevin Bianchi http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/03/14/9rules-religion-community-ping-homily-on-courage/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Kevin Bianchi Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:07:56 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/03/14/9rules-religion-community-ping-homily-on-courage/#comment-260 Tom Fox is certainly a true example of "courage" and faithfulness to the heart and message of the Gospel. The challenge he presents us with is, "Who will follow?" The desire to put your own life in jeopardy for another is fleeting and the examples far too few. Christ said, "Whoever wants to follow me, take up your cross...". He was not promising us anything but the difficult road of suffering, just as He suffered for us. To expect to have an easy road of faith is missing the point. To choose the easy road is disobedience. Tom Fox is certainly a true example of “courage” and faithfulness to the heart and message of the Gospel. The challenge he presents us with is, “Who will follow?” The desire to put your own life in jeopardy for another is fleeting and the examples far too few. Christ said, “Whoever wants to follow me, take up your cross…”. He was not promising us anything but the difficult road of suffering, just as He suffered for us. To expect to have an easy road of faith is missing the point. To choose the easy road is disobedience.

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