PEACE CIRCLE
"Enlarging the circle of peace . . .
here is a vision . . . to pursue . . ."
(Donald F. Durnbaugh, Fruit of the Vine)
How do you make a circle bigger
any circle
but especially this one?
You can't do it selectively.
To keep a circle a circle
you must expand the arc
equally at all points
which means you've got to bring inside
ideas
and doctrines
and (especially) people
you'd very much like to exclude.
But hey
nobody
– not even Jesus --
-- especially not Jesus --
said it would be easy.
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ReplyDeleteGlad to see you blogging. I will enjoy your poetry and writing I am sure. thanks for the email.
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know about this Ken. This musing in particular is interesting for this week. In preparation for my sermon this week I came across a quote from Fred Craddock that this reminds me of.
ReplyDelete"Do we really want a gracious God?
Certainly we do -- for ourselves;
but can we have a gracious God
if we don't believe that the same grace
is given to those sinners outside our church doors,
outside our faith, outside our boundaries of acceptability?"
Blessings,
Daniel House
Hi Uncle Ken,
ReplyDeleteMom had a great time with you and she gave me your site! Read all your work and it touched me to my very soul! Thank you for sharing your words! Hello to Sue and Dane and lots of love! Neice, Angee