A Poem a Sunday
Holy Trinity – A
June 11, 2017
Matthew 28:16-20
NRSV
The Commissioning
of the Disciples
16 Now
the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had
directed them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth
has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And
remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”[a]
Footnotes:
Matthew 28:20 Other ancient authorities add Amen
Heresy
Far-away Father,
Confined Christ,
Domesticated Dove;
all caged by
dogmatics
and the Church
caught in a
theological cul-de-sac
in its attempt to
define God.
Why the first catechumens
were not asked
to assent to
creedal statements
but rather devote
themselves to the
Way.
Easter Vigil
initiation -
immersion and made
new
to live out a
covenant
(i.e. trust in the
Divine
and devote themselves
to godly compassion).
Salvation
meant: liberation
not a place in
heaven;
salving the wounded,
healing the hurting,
living in
solidarity
with the least.
Why dogmatize
the devotion
out of faithful
hearts?
God is not some
philosophical
mystery
to be defined;
but the Divine
presence
in all of creation
to be attended to
and view
the myriad
of ways
God
is
revealed.
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