God's reputation

Janet P. Williams as quoted in Richard Rohr's blog- "We tend to encounter God’s reputation before we (knowingly) encounter God. We gather all sorts of bits and pieces of information about God, some of it good and useful, some of it wildly off-center and frankly harmful to us and others. . . "

So there it is... many of us learn so many bad things about God as young people that it takes the rest of our lives to throw off those weights.

Oh, how the world would be a better place if the terrible things that have been taught in the name of God were banned. Oh how the world would be a better place if the true nature of God's love and grace was the only message on the table.

Well, we cannot do anything about what others teach in God's name, but we can dedicate ourselves to righting wrongs and teaching love and grace everywhere that we can.

We can't fix every broken idea or person, but we can step up to the plate and get our licks in for a God who is love.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.

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I am, along with Sherri Swanson and Aaron Brown, leading a trip to the Holy Land January 23-February 2, 2023.

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