What is the story that shapes our lives?
In the worldly community, this is the story
that shapes that community:
Wealth is the ultimate objective,
because it enables satiation, security, and status.
There is no such thing as excess wealth
because as long as someone else has as much or more,
you can’t have security or status.
There is no such thing as excess wealth because
disasters can happen.
Whatever the problem is, if we have enough
resources (wealth), we can fix it.
People who have more are worth more.
People who have more are more powerful, and rightly so.
People with enough talent, opportunity,
and willingness to sacrifice everything else
can move up a few socio-economic notches in a generation.
In the Jesus community, this is the story that shapes that community:
Relationship is the ultimate objective,
because it enables satisfaction, security, and meaning,
and does away with the need for status.
There is no such thing as excess wealth
because those who have wealth help those who have need.
There is no such thing as excess wealth
because wealth is used to help others recover from disaster.
Whatever the problem is, God is the provider of resources
Who will enable us to cope with it, whether we can fix it or not.
People are worth more than things.
All people have at least some power over their own lives,
because God made it so.
Relationship with God is available to every generation,
and there is no way to move up from there.
How does that shape the story of our life today?
Blessings,
Ron
