Kent Smith (Abilene, TX) posted a great comment on our discussion about "rhythms, routines and practices".The call for specific practices may suggest to some of us the dangers of legalism. This is understandable enough--I've certainly been wounded in that ditch.
On the other hand, playing it safe by agreeing to values without specific practices is like saying yes to "breakfast" as a principle but refusing to commit to pancakes or eggs. It's a pathway to starvation.
Between these ditches is a road that includes commitment to practice the truths we are learning, and with openness to continue learning and refining our practice as we go.
I'm glad to be on the journey with this community of practice!
On the other hand, playing it safe by agreeing to values without specific practices is like saying yes to "breakfast" as a principle but refusing to commit to pancakes or eggs. It's a pathway to starvation.
Between these ditches is a road that includes commitment to practice the truths we are learning, and with openness to continue learning and refining our practice as we go.
I'm glad to be on the journey with this community of practice!
Our MRT practices are a way of inviting people to say "yes" to eggs (and pancakes!) for breakfast.
Your thoughts on how we stay on the road and keep out of the ditches on either side of the road?
John
We do tend to get out of one ditch just to fall in another, don't we?
ReplyDeleteI sense that another LK10 phrase, "Listen to Jesus and do what he says..." -- this to me takes the legalism out of it, because we're doing it out of a sense of following Jesus, not making a name for ourselves or out of shame/obligation...