Tuesday, 10 June 2014

The consumer’s “heaven”

"It is difficult to accept that God has placed limits in our lives for our protection. Our dreams and visions of “what would be good,” often exclude our salvation. We treat our salvation as a disconnected reward for the good choices of our life (the consumer’s “heaven”). The process of salvation, including the woof and weave of tragedy and rescue that form the purification and illumination of our lives, are beyond our planning (we wouldn’t dare). But God dares. He smashes towers and raises them up bringing the whole world towards His Kingdom."

+ Fr Stephen Freeman, The Babel Syndrome, http://glory2godforallthings.com/2014/06/10/the-babel-syndrome/