"If our Church is to be properly political and apolitical (and it must know how and when), then it must be mystical-again and always seeking the contemplative center. That is the only Church we can trust, the only Church worth waiting for, the only Church that has a future created by God."(R.Rohr "Radical Grace" p.345)
Discernment is a key piece to operating in our world. The knowing when to act and even better whether to act.
It is true for individuals and it is true for larger bodies such as the church. I like being a part of a church that is on the move. That is taking stands on poverty, hunger, challenging the "isms" of society. But I also know that a church that does not ebb and flow between action a prayer, is a church that has lost its center. It is also a church that moves at such a frantic pace that eventually it burns out.
I also will trust a church that has prayerfully considered which issues it will claim as their response to scripture.
I'm all for social justice. I'm even more for social justice that knows how to recharge by some quiet time with the Lord.
Blessings,
Ed
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