Fourteen of us from Pilgrims' had the opportunity this week to spend several days with Walter Brueggemann and Barbara Brown Taylor as they discussed "Spiritual Maturity in a Time of Christian Conflict and Change."
In their talks and discussions Brueggeman and Taylor gave us insights into the life and times of the Prophet Jeremiah--and into our own life and times. His day was certainly one of "orange and red level alerts" and with high government officials exploiting fear and terror to press their own agendas.
We were given insights in working through and past the terror and fear and pain and in affirming our own identity, our need for--and place in--community, and in arriving at the place where hope dwells. And we were given oh, so much more, than platitudes and practical advice. It isn't easy to look in the windows of one's own soul, but it is life-affirming and hope-full.
How's your "hope level" today?
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