As we step into another year of life on Earth together, perhaps one resolution we could make is to take seriously what energies we let our lives be exposed to. And then commit to return, over and again, week after week, to be nourished and transformed by these living sacraments to the way, not of violence, but of love.
We’ve all got different ideas about what constitutes a disaster: everyday mishaps, personal tragedies, political nightmares, global catastrophes. But by definition, from its roots, a disaster is to be without a star. Dis-aster.
The incarnation was not a one-time event for Jesus. It is a springboard for entering relationships with us –
relationships that are lasting,
relationships that are timeless.
Sometimes we hum quietly or sing softly in the dark, but even then we’re not singing alone. Other times, we join in a mighty chorus, encouraged by the sound and swell of so many voices, to see and sing an impossible and outlandish story into being.