“Who gave you the right?” (Mark 11:28)
Has anyone ever put into question – not in the sense of a friendly discussion, but aggressively – your own self sense of being who you truly are? Have you ever felt threatened by the fact that some people may disagree deeply with your own perception about who you are and what do you believe? Have you ever called into question someone else’s beliefs or dismissed his or her identity as contrary to what do you believe is God’s only way? How have you dealt with changing perceptions, values, and views? How have you dealt with the fast-paced and even bewildering changes in society – ethnic, cultural, racial, social, and religious? Is there a role for us to play here at St Paul’s?
Jesus said, “I am the truth” (John 14:6). How we discern the Truth that is Christ from our own “version” of the truth? How can we be effective witness to the Truth and all that involves being the Truth?
Fr Gustavo
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