tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956447.post115076939157672067..comments2023-06-24T04:54:56.706-04:00Comments on Hands In The Dirt: churchDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348048990003701953noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956447.post-1151606093537716992006-06-29T14:34:00.000-04:002006-06-29T14:34:00.000-04:00Father Rob -- I don't know if you have read the NY...Father Rob -- I don't know if you have read the NYRB article, but I read it right before General Convention and the whole discussion on labeling was -- while fairly apparent -- also quite informative. I am terribly guilty of thinking the worst of those I disagree with and assuming better traits for kindred parties.<BR/><BR/>My sense is that as much as God has called us to a shared faith (<I>May they be one as you and I are one...</I>), that the energy over governance is not worth it. We ought to be known by whom we love rather than gloating over those we hate. <BR/><BR/>And I remind myself that communications today is so rapid, the responses so quick, that we are focusing on arguments that are set up for failure. Much like the anxiety that tv weatherpeople cause when there is a hint of a bad storm, we're all in an uproar, distracted from the day to day of our lives, place and mission.<BR/><BR/>So I am trying to control my concerns -- great as they may be -- by the realities of this little life I live in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the parish I attend, Trinity, and the people I encounter here. <BR/><BR/>It is all a muddle, isn't it?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348048990003701953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956447.post-1151601692832315942006-06-29T13:21:00.000-04:002006-06-29T13:21:00.000-04:00Ever since GC, I've been reading and rereading thi...Ever since GC, I've been reading and rereading this post, Don. I think you hit the nail right on the head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com