"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Your Power Abuses Me....

"Worldly systems and structures were endangered species when Jesus came into the neighborhood. The Gospels record a multitude of occasions when Jesus broke down hierarchical structures that blocked relationships between people and God. His liberating judgment was aimed at all forms of oppressive entitlement at the hands of the religious elite....... The kingdom of God always threatens the power of those with vested interest in a particular structure. When we cherish our systems more than we cherish people and God’s mission, we lose the power to be changed ourselves, much less to change the system itself." (Lance Ford. Un-Leader)

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