tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post3526104942661568363..comments2024-03-25T20:03:03.657-06:00Comments on Καθολικός διάκονος: Being Towards DestinyDeacon Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-11592745523327239142010-03-27T07:03:31.496-06:002010-03-27T07:03:31.496-06:00Johnnes Metz in his book, Poverty of Spirit, speak...Johnnes Metz in his book, Poverty of Spirit, speaks of the poverty of finiteness and provisionality. Unable to do justice to his thought, my understanding of his thesis is that in the midst of the "chronos" of daily life - the sequence of one moment after another- we need be open to the "kairos" of eternal time - moments at which our eternal destiny, God, breaks through our poverty. These moments are unexpected,and thwarted by preconception. Life as we know it generally forces us to get caught up in the repetitive acts necessary for daily functioning. The Christian challenge is to live with this "poverty" open to and directed toward the richness of the eternal "now".Deacon Bob Yerhotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-76671896401072114892010-03-27T07:35:59.077-06:002010-03-27T07:35:59.077-06:00I agree and I like Metz, especially his book on th...I agree and I like Metz, especially his book on the Emerging Church. As you mention, repetitve acts are unavoidable and the resistance we must undertake in the face of life is not become zombies. Any answer that does refer directly to Jesus Christ is inadequate. Even living the poverty you describe is not a matter of how I think about time. Being the Alpha and the Omega, it is about my relationship to Christ who is not an abstraction, but a person. The One who loves me and died for me. He knows my name and calls me by it. He knows everything about me, even the darkest reaches of my heart, where He longs to be present to bring light, and He still loves me. So, it is Him and Him alone who allows me "to live <i>this</i> way."Dcn Scott Dodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994604395739905637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-2114754566659009732010-03-27T10:00:10.849-06:002010-03-27T10:00:10.849-06:00Yes, how true! It is our relationship with Jesus ...Yes, how true! It is our relationship with Jesus Christ which gives meaning to our daily experiences, even those that can leave us feeling like zombies. He alone breaks into our poverty and divinizes it - this is the incarnation and our sharing in his Paschal Mystery.Deacon Bob Yerhotnoreply@blogger.com