This quote came in this morning's email. It speaks to me of Advent. Yes, we can lead a meaningful life. I am grateful for the reminder. I am also grateful that the dahlia is San Leandro's city flower.
We humans contribute to the world’s gloom, like dark shadows on a dark landscape.…But now this man from Nazareth comes to us and invites us to mirror God’s image, and shows us how. He says: you too can become light, as God is light. What is all around you is not hell, but rather a world waiting to be filled with hope and faith. This world is your home as surely as the God who created and wrought it is love. You may not believe it, but you can love this world. It is a place of God. It has a purpose. Its beauty is not a delusion. You can lead a meaningful life in it.
Source: “Doors to the Feast”
Jörg Zink, as quoted in today's "Daily Dig"
photograph: San Leandro, August 2018
No comments:
Post a Comment