July 13, 2021
Good afternoon,
Shared Conviction #2
“Jesus is the Son of God. Through his life and teachings, his cross and resurrection, he showed us how to be faithful disciples, redeemed the world, and offers eternal life.”
Mennonites are people of the second part of the Trinity. We believe in God the Father and the Spirit, but we have always focused on Jesus. Do you agree ? Here in conviction number two, the focus is on Jesus. It is a broad idea about redemption in the world through Jesus.
We are saved through the life, teachings, cross and resurrection of Jesus. He offered salvation to people ( like Zaccheus ) even before he was on the cross. Salvation is wide and broad. I believe I am saved through the parables, Jesus’s miracles and by the grace of God. How do you describe your own salvation in Christ Jesus ?
What do you think of eternal life ? Notice that it does not say heaven. It stays away from a specific place to a time when time on this earth stops . I am bound by time, so I cannot imagine eternal life. Timelessness ? It might mean that I do not have to worry about eating ( no more glucose readings) , sleeping or breathing ?
What do you imagine eternal life to be ?
Prayer ( for heaven and earth )
I sometimes forget
that I was created for joy
My mind is too busy
My heart is too heavy
for me to remember
that I have been called to dance
the sacred dance of life
I was created to smile
to love
to be lifted up
and to lift others up
O Sacred One
Untangle my feet
from all that ensnares
Free my soul
that we might
Dance
and that our dancing
might be contagious
.—- Hafiz ( a Persian poet )
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