When the Scriptures are used maturely, and they become a precursor to meeting the Christ, they proceed in this order: 1. They confront us with a bigger picture than we are used to, “God’s kingdom” that has the potential to “deconstruct” our false world views. 2. They then have the power to convert us to an alternative worldview by proclamation, grace and the sheer attraction of the good, the true and the beautiful (not by shame, guilt or fear which are low-level motivations). […] 3. They then console us and bring deep healing as they “reconstruct” us in a new place with a new mind and heart. […] If we do the truth and live connected in the world as it really is, we will be blessed and grace can flow, and the consolation will follow from the confrontation with the Big Picture. If we create a false world of separateness and egocentricity, it will not work and we will suffer the consequences even now. […] In short, we are not punished for our sins, but by our sins! — Richard Rohr, Preparing for Christmas: Daily Meditations for Advent
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