As people in the U.S. celebrate the 4th, may it remind us not so much of nationalism as the longing of all creation for the glorious liberty of the children of God.
May we seek independence of the powers that corrupt and destroy the creatures of God, interdependence with our brothers and sisters, and radical dependence on our Creator. For, as Karl Rahner once observed, the degree of our dependence on God and the degree to which we ourselves are free are related in direct proportion (rather than inverse proportion).
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Opinion – 21 December 2024
23 hours ago
the degree of our dependence on God and the degree to which we ourselves are free are related in direct proportion (rather than inverse proportion)
ReplyDeleteIt is Tanner's work that really helped me to understand this on an intellectual level with the same degree I understood this on the prayer level from St Augustine. The more we rest in God, the more we are free, the more we are ourselves as God intends.
The lectionary readings pointed me towards showing gratitude for the blessings of civil freedom by mindfulness of and charity towards the poor and marginalized among us. I agree that social justice is independence from "the powers" that corrupt and destroy creatures of God.
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