Apologies for gap in these blogs – this was COVID- related. Improving now.
Tomorrow’s Lectionary includes a bit from 2 Corinthians about reconciliation. The writer is on about reconciliation with God. And we do not need to fear alienation from God – however much we feel alienated.
It must follow from this that people will be reconciled with one another. Because one of the main causes of feeling alienated from God is not being able to stand God’s people, Christians have a very important job in trying to connect with those who do not share our faith – or who share our faith, but not our way of expressing it. Try to understand where people are coming from. Do not be unbending, but bend over backwards to be reconciled with others.