Sunday, November 2, 2008

On Earth As It Is In Heaven

Taking seriously Jesus' words about bringing forth God's will "on earth as it is in Heaven" reminds us that the Christian life is about action and about rearranging our lives so that God's will--his purposes, his agenda, his goals, etc.--are the driving factors in all our decision making. 

But far too often people think of the Christian life as more of a private thing, focused only on one's self. What is a specific example of how this mistake shows up in a person's thinking or actions? What can we do to get on track? 

MM

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The US could learn from the example of the Japanese Airline executive, as heard on CNN explaining his choice to ditch all his CEO perks when he had to lay off employees in his country's recent economic downturn. He dropped his own salary, in addition to his perks,to 90K a yr.- same salary as his pilots. He said his conscience dictated that he do so.You cannot exactly accuse him of being that greedy executive referred to in your recent sermon!