Pastor Kim posted: “What is the good news for us today in our time? While tradition would have us believe the good news of faith does not change, our relationship to the good news does change throughout our lives.”
That is So True. And so nice to have it affirmed.
In our careers we are rarely stuck in the past. Nurses and Teachers attend in-service training all the time. People in all sorts of professions go back to school for updated information or even another degree. Technology folks are learning all the time as newer, better, more complex or even easier computers are designed and put on the market. Even ordinary folk keep up with the latest developments in cameras, cell phones, laptops and reading pads.
But too often people in the church say, “I learned that about Jesus when I was Three and nobody is going to change my mind!” *sigh* We learn a lot about our faith ~ whatever it is ~ when we are young. And then we grow. We change. We have life experiences that allow us to say, “Oh, That’s what Jesus meant when he said . . .” or “Oh, I never heard that scripture interpreted that way before.” And we can change our relationship to a truth that has not changed but will continue to guide our path if we are diligent and open to listening to what faith is saying to us today.
2 comments:
My almost-94-year-old father still studies every Scripture for SS, Bible study, and worship as if he were reading it for the first time...
singinsooie ~ that is Wonderful! And it is my guess that he learns something new every time. My 85 year old dad died on a Saturday with his SS lesson for the next day prepared and ready to teach. ~ blessings
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