For the Old Testament People of Israel, repentance was a crucial constituent of their spiritual journey. “You have not heeded the voice of the Lord” the book of the prophet Baruch told them. Instead they had gone their own individual ways and worshipped all kinds of self-made gods. There is substance in 'repentance spirituality" – it builds on the realization that ultimately we will have to surrender. What have you that you did not receive? To whom will you go when all else is gone? To repent is to surrender to God and receive back even greater love than we have ever yet known.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
All God Wants of You is Everything
For the Old Testament People of Israel, repentance was a crucial constituent of their spiritual journey. “You have not heeded the voice of the Lord” the book of the prophet Baruch told them. Instead they had gone their own individual ways and worshipped all kinds of self-made gods. There is substance in 'repentance spirituality" – it builds on the realization that ultimately we will have to surrender. What have you that you did not receive? To whom will you go when all else is gone? To repent is to surrender to God and receive back even greater love than we have ever yet known.
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