Sacramental Living

Cavanaugh has regularly been a voice of dissent in the face of accepted cultural norms of post-modernism.  Yet, his is not a pessimistic voice, but a voice that speaks into the hope of God’s reconciling and redeeming work.

This little gem of a book is an easy read; quite unlike his previous Torture and Eucharist.  There are certain strains of familiarity with Marva J. Dawn’s Unfettered Hope.

Cavanaugh argues that our general notions of globalism and consumerism have been waterd down.  Or better yet, they have been too narrow.

In the face of globalism, Cavanaugh paints a Christian communal response that honors the particular in the macrocosms of cultural.

The bottom line is that we do not have an appropriate theology of God’s abundance.  Cavanaugh essentially seeks to answer the question, “Do we really believe God provides his people with all they need to be his people?”

If the answer is “Yes” then we have a different paradigm and story from which to live.  God’s Economy tells a different story with different practices and different reference points.

SO TELL ME SOMETHING:
Have you read the book?  What have you learned about God’s economy?

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Brian Niece
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Who feels pressured on all sides? Or who feels pulled in multiple directions?Me … and me, too! I’d bet we all do.

The challenge (and great mystery) is how to effectively cope with all the pressures in a healthy way.

I’m convinced the only way to deal with our pressures is to lean into each other. To help each other carry the burdens.

In his letter to the Galatians, Paul writes

“Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.” (Galatians 6:1-3)

Think you aren’t creative? Stoop to help someone carry their burdens and face their pressures. Be forgiving. Think less of yourself and more of someone else. You’ll discover you are being creative in finding ways to carry out Christ’s law (by the way, Christ’s law is that we love one another as Jesus has loved us).

I’m hoping, with God’s help, to be more creative than I’ve ever been in living this way. Less of me; more of Christ.

SO TELL ME SOMETHING:
How are you living creatively these days?

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Brian Niece
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