Thank you, Jason, for this reminder. In our present world, so much hinges on what we DO, more than our just BEING. Being is not passive, however; as we grow, what we DO is the outward sign of what God has done and continues to do inside of each of us. (Hmmm. Sounds a bit sacramental to me.) This is where merit-based faith is self-defeating yet, again and again, we humans follow that trajectory – almost blindly, in part because we want to be in charge of doing SOMETHING to make God pleased with us (or the pastor, or church, or …). Following that path is truly exhausting, even more so when you add what’s being said in the daily news cycle.
Thank you, Jason, for this reminder. In our present world, so much hinges on what we DO, more than our just BEING. Being is not passive, however; as we grow, what we DO is the outward sign of what God has done and continues to do inside of each of us. (Hmmm. Sounds a bit sacramental to me.) This is where merit-based faith is self-defeating yet, again and again, we humans follow that trajectory – almost blindly, in part because we want to be in charge of doing SOMETHING to make God pleased with us (or the pastor, or church, or …). Following that path is truly exhausting, even more so when you add what’s being said in the daily news cycle.