“You
also must be ready,
for
the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.”
Luke 12:40
time warp of love Erling
Shultz, August 2019
we’ve
been waiting for Jesus for some time,
only Christ was, is and will in time
so
what time is it…really?
before, during, after;
present, future, past;
to come, to was, to now?
we
mark our time,
we
describe our time,
we
fear our time,
‘cause time is beyond our grasp
(but still we try)
we remember the moments –
pauses of comfort, compassion, belonging
we examine the current –
waves of violence, competition, alienation
we dread the next –
signs of suspicion, doubt, disconnection
time
is not ours to have
(but still we try)
but this we also know;
mine, ours, and theirs was
has shaped our collective is
which gives rise to the separate
and unified will;
the me, the we, the them
are at once the many and the one,
as past, present, future
are flowing in their stagnation
(the tenses and the tensions are
known to intermingle)
so,
no surprise Jesus tells us to be prepared
for what already was
and is
and yet to come,
we are called to await
to receive what is already ours;
“it
is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom”
Luke 12:32
which was presented in our creation,
countlessly appears in our exodus,
and abides in our transcendence
God
has placed us
into a time warp of love
(and hope, faith, grace, peace….)
Peacemaking, forgiveness, and
reconciliation are not some kind of ticket to heaven later.
They are the price of peoplehood – the
signature of heaven – now.
Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation May 7, 2018
Center
for Action and Contemplation
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