making the old new

Phyllis Tickle with co-author Jon Sweeney writes in The Age of the Spirit: How does the Spirit work in any era? … religious and spiritual upheaval may, in fact, characterize the Spirit’s most essential work. In other words, they (biblical scholars) hold that in every time and place, the Spirit-- that is, God-- is about movement/disruption and change/transformation. 

Though COVID19 is disrupting the way we have done things for such a long time, maybe, just maybe the Spirit is using this disruption for our transformation in God’s love. After all we believe in a God that transformed death on a cross and rose again. We believe in a God who calls us into intimate and loving connection so that he can transform our lives. I believe our God is hungry to transform the way we love our neighbors and ourselves. All through the Bible (Hebrew Scriptures and New Testament) again and again, we witness a God moving through all kinds of disruption to bring us HOME to God so that God might transform our lives in His love. 

You can find an extended podcast episode of making the old new here.

Before Bed Prayers & Meditation for those wanting to intentionally close the day before bed.

You can find a transcript of today’s podcast episode here.