Sunday, February 27, 2022
Sunday Reflection: On the ground
I thought this homestyle video by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was pretty remarkable. It's good communication: authentic, heartfelt, simple and meaningful. While our own leaders tend to give speeches at a podium in front of a flag (as Zelensky has, too, in the past), this meets the moment he finds himself in.
And the heart of the message-- "we are here"-- is powerful. They are are not hiding or leaving the country. They are there.
One of the problems with our faith, too often, is we can't just be satisfied with the simple, powerful messages Jesus gives us over and over. Instead, we slop "theology" all over it and turn it around and muddy what is most powerful. I mean... is there really any theology more important than the simple words of Jesus? Instead, we take things he didn't say (i.e. "God helps those who help themselves"--actually said by Benjamin Franklin) and treat them as simple truths while fussing over and distorting the simplest messages of Jesus ("when you feed the hungry, you feed me.").
God is beyond our understanding. Yet, we can receive truth if we are willing to do so.
