Parish Poet

The Pastor as Minor Poet

“In Jesus Christ, God became flesh to restore being into our non being by reconciling us to the one “in whom we live and breathe and have our being.” When the word that was with God, the Word that was God, became flesh ad dwelt among us, being was restored into the nothingness we made of our lives in the world (John 1: 1-18). As the Holy Spirit binds us to this word allowing us to live “in Christ,” we recover the life we were created to enjoy (Eph 3:14). So, to be clear, we don’t make a living. We receive it through our participation in the Christ, who has brought us home to communion with the Creator.”

This resonates with me still and I finished the book a few weeks ago.

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