Stuff We Liked in 2018
Every year, we compile all our favorite books, albums, TV shows, films, and more from that year and post them here for everyone's mutual edification ... Read More
By Julie Silander •
Welcome to Week 3 of reading and discussing Slow Church together. Here are a few questions to add to our list. Feel free to choose one or two to answer, or you can pose your own to the group.
“Scarcity impedes our imaginations, compelling us to conclude, ‘We could never do that.,” (p.160)
“It’s a failure of imagination when we get locked into the scarcity mentality and can’t see the resources God has provided for us.” (p. 169)
“Gratitude and ingratitude are at the heart of justice and injustice.” (p. 180)
“If lack is the root of injustice, then gratitude is the root of justice. How can we hoard what isn’t ours?” (p.182)
“What would it look like for us to incorporate gratitude into our life together?” (p.189)
“The world is God’s and everything in it. We live by divine hospitality. And yet we are given the opportunity – even the command – to offer hospitality to God by caring for the people who are the most vulnerable.” (p.198)
“The words translated as ‘hospitable’ in the New Testament are often variations on the Greek philoxenia, which literally means ‘love of the stranger.’” (p.199)
“God longs for the transformation and redemption of all creation, which begins in the people God has called. As we slow down our lives and mingle together around the Eucharistic table, and as we deny ourselves and become increasingly attentive to the super-abundant gifts of God in our community and place, we will taste the delectable fruits of God’s kingdom. We will come to know the abundant life of shalom for which we were created.” (p.221)
If you’re just joining us, you can catch up here:
Slow Church Reading Group Introduction
Slow Church Reading Group Week 1: Ethics
Slow Church Reading Group Week 1.5
Slow Church Reading Group Week 2: Ecology
Slow Church Reading Group Week 2.5
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