Brian D. McLaren

When our institutions lack movement to propel them forward, the Spirit, I believe, simply moves around them, like a current flowing around a rock in a stream…without that soul work that teaches us to open our deepest selves to God and ground our souls in love, no movement will succeed and no institution will stand…it is the linking of action and contemplation, great work and deep spirituality, that keeps goodness, rightness, beauty, and aliveness flowing…as Pope Francis has said, this moment calls for social poets: sincere and creative people who will rise on the wings of faith to catch the wind of the Spirit, the wind of justice, joy, and peace. (p. 180)

When our institutions lack movement to propel them forward, the Spirit, I believe, simply moves around them, like a current flowing around a rock in a stream…without that soul work that teaches us to open our deepest selves to God and ground our souls in love, no movement will succeed and no institution will stand…it is the linking of action and contemplation, great work and deep spirituality, that keeps goodness, rightness, beauty, and aliveness flowing…as Pope Francis has said, this moment calls for social poets: sincere and creative people who will rise on the wings of faith to catch the wind of the Spirit, the wind of justice, joy, and peace. (p. 180)

– Brian D. McLaren –

The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World’s Largest Religion Is Seeking a Better Way to Be Christian

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Brian D. McLaren

If enough individuals are full of despair and anger in their hearts, there will be violence in the streets. If enough individuals are full of greed and fear in their hearts, there will be racism and oppression in society. You can’t remove the external social symptoms without treating the corresponding internal personal diseases…Pope Francis draws our attention to the ‘invisible thread’ of the market, which he describes as ‘the mentality of profit at any price, with no concern for social exclusion or the destruction of nature.’ This mentality generates inequality, which in turn generates ‘a violence which no police, military, or intelligence resources can control’…changed individuals cross racial, religious, ethnic, class or political boundaries to build friendships. These friendship work like sutures, healing wounds in the social fabric. They ‘humanize the other,’ making it harder for groups to stereotype or scapegoat. They create little zones where the beloved community is manifest…They help people envision the common good–a situation where all are safe, free, and able to thrive. As my friend Shane Claiborne says, our problem isn’t that rich people don’t care about poor people; it’s that all too often, rich people don’t know any poor people. Knowing one another makes interpersonal change and reconciliation possible. (p. 167-168)

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