Went for a walk this morning along the ridge which you see from the back window of our house. Met Janet and got back to Pixie Bakes before the landscape completely disappeared.
More on the 1st Corinthians passage from the Lectionary … ‘1:11 For it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there are quarrels among you, my brothers and sisters. 1:12 What I mean is that each of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.”‘ … Sound familiar? There’s factionalism among the Christians, and Paul is appealing for unity. We see this in present day political life. BTW, the way to get unity is not to side with one of the factions. It does (in Paul’s case) involve bringing people back to the basics of why they are Christians in the first place.
God of love,
along with light, bring us
the insight to see past the murk
and smokescreens of human life
to the truth that people want to hide.
Forgive us for what we have hidden,
and give us courage to be honest.