Just dropping a few links here from things that were good at Greenbelt…

The Story That Loves To Be Told from ikon’s event.

Nadia Bolz-Weber’s Communion Sermon

If the good news is about me doing something then I’m screwed.

The message “here’s the problem and here’s what you can do about it” has never been good news to me.

- Nadia Bolz-Weber

To tell the truth is not easy.
Especially to ourselves.
- Peter Rollins

Beckon us beyond the borders of our belonging.
- Padraig O’Tuama

I asked…
I didn’t get what I asked for.

I still ask…
I still don’t get what I ask for.

I sought…
I’m not sure what I hoped to find.

I still seek…
But now I’m blind.

I knocked…
Defiantly closed remained the door.

I still knock…
I guess I’d better knock some more.

I stopped…
I couldn’t stop.

I waited…
I still wait.

So does he.

From about 3:30 onwards…

BANDWIDTH / Foy Vance from Bandwidth on Vimeo.

I’ve been blessed and been chosen
for a life of sufficiency
needs met in an instant
through unfair prosperity.

There’s a mountain of wants
always one step ahead of me
and it’ll continue for years
through modern medical longevity.

A small god am I
with whims I must satisfy
then I’m on to the next thing
always searching for novelty.

The rat race keeps running
testing rodent ability
hoping that I don’t glimpse
the inherent futility.

When did we relinquish
our human civility
selling our souls
for more profit ability?

I’ve been burdened and cursed
with a life of sufficiency
no need for grace
and no place for humility

But there’s a voice from the outside
that questions me intimately
is this gospel prosperity
or is there good news in poverty?

And despite all my stuff
I’ve got a fear of inadequacy
I can’t love my neighbour
because I covet his property.

I’ve been burned and been broken
by a life of sufficiency
and my only outlet
is through my hipster poetry.

Whoah! – meta.

Mod Fox

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