We continue “Faith Fridays” using commentary from Marcus Borg’s book Heart of Christianity. We continue “relational beliefs” this week with fidelitas.
“Faith as fidelity means loyalty, allegiance, the commitment of the self at its deepest level, the commitment of the ‘heart.’ ”
~ Marcus Borg in Heart of Christianity, p. 32
This commitment and allegiance seems mighty hard at times. A few years back a small group of us started work on centering prayer. The idea of spending 30 minutes in prayer on a daily basis is a mighty big commitment. Still seems that way, though it’s nice to have goals… 🙂
Attentiveness. That’s where Borg takes us on this faithfulness journey. Now THAT most of us can handle! 🙂 He says
“We are attentive through the simple means of worship, prayer, practice and a life of compassion and justice. To be faithful to God means not only to love God, but to love that which God loves – namely, the neighbor, and indeed the whole of creation.” ~ Marcus Borg in Heart of Christianity, p. 33-34
ACTIVITY: What are ways you can show fidelity faith on this day? Time to do it !!?!!
Enjoy the day, filled with the Spirit!
NOTE: these quotes and comments are ‘just a shaving of taste from the major fruit’ that Borg shares in the book. If you’d like more on this, please consider buying the book… 🙂
This focus on the book The Heart of Christianity is inspired by our friend, Dean, one of the “hole-in-the-wall gang” (leftmost in picture)
Lectionary Texts for Sunday, October 20, 2019:
- Jeremiah 31:27-34 and Psalm 119:97-104
- Genesis 32:22-31 and Psalm 121
- 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
- Luke 18:1-8
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