http://blessnet.eu/2010/why-we-need-a-servant-generation/ encounter the God of mission: find your place in the mission of God Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:39:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://blessnet.eu/2010/why-we-need-a-servant-generation/comment-page-1/#comment-90 barcud Tue, 11 May 2010 12:17:26 +0000 http://blessnet.eu/?p=728#comment-90 God's Wisdom is multi-coloured, infinitely varied. Here's just one facet of that holy Wisdom, to reach right through all the shame and scandal to the needs and hopes and fears of the people of Ireland. An answer to the from-a-distance prayers of those who have stood over the past weeks, in spiritual solidarity, with the repenting Irish Church. One question though, about being radical disciples of Jesus. No question about it, these Friars are radical disciples - in a disciplined, monastic and sacramental context. But just as radical in following the teaching of Jesus are those who go out on the streets (eg Todd White) and pray with people for miracles of healing - in a very different kind of set-up. My question - do these radical showings of God's Wisdom have to hold to their distinctiveness in order to keep their edge? That seems to stand in the way of unity. Can there be learning and receiving from each other, without the many colours becoming muddy-brown? And if it can be, where is it happening today? God’s Wisdom is multi-coloured, infinitely varied. Here’s just one facet of that holy Wisdom, to reach right through all the shame and scandal to the needs and hopes and fears of the people of Ireland. An answer to the from-a-distance prayers of those who have stood over the past weeks, in spiritual solidarity, with the repenting Irish Church.
One question though, about being radical disciples of Jesus. No question about it, these Friars are radical disciples – in a disciplined, monastic and sacramental context. But just as radical in following the teaching of Jesus are those who go out on the streets (eg Todd White) and pray with people for miracles of healing – in a very different kind of set-up.
My question – do these radical showings of God’s Wisdom have to hold to their distinctiveness in order to keep their edge? That seems to stand in the way of unity. Can there be learning and receiving from each other, without the many colours becoming muddy-brown? And if it can be, where is it happening today?

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