Michie
9th November 2007, 08:10 PM
I had to share this. I usually read before bed or in the morning. This one is just so good & it gives one a lot to think about. I wanted to share it or discuss it if anyone's interested.
Am I Building The Church?
I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it. But each one must be careful how he builds upon it, for no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely, Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:10-11
The theologian Henri de Lubac's The Splendor of the Church has been for me an anchor amidst the quarrels, finger pointing, weaknesses and struggles of the members of the Lord's Body. In it he writes, "The quarrels of the Church's own children do not merely weaken the Church; they disfigure her in the eyes of the world." When the spirit of faith grows weak within the Church, each member seeks triumph of his or her ideas over those of another- who is, in fact, a brother or sister. A certain pride alienates us from the humility of Christ when we seek to prove we are building with gold and another is building with straw, that the balance of truth is in our favor. Ultimately it is not the one who is right that contributes most to the Church, but the one who is Christ. And in this there is hope, the absolute guarantee that in spite of all the onstacles, the saints will spring up once more.
-Sr. Kathryn James Hermes, F.S.P.
Am I Building The Church?
I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it. But each one must be careful how he builds upon it, for no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely, Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:10-11
The theologian Henri de Lubac's The Splendor of the Church has been for me an anchor amidst the quarrels, finger pointing, weaknesses and struggles of the members of the Lord's Body. In it he writes, "The quarrels of the Church's own children do not merely weaken the Church; they disfigure her in the eyes of the world." When the spirit of faith grows weak within the Church, each member seeks triumph of his or her ideas over those of another- who is, in fact, a brother or sister. A certain pride alienates us from the humility of Christ when we seek to prove we are building with gold and another is building with straw, that the balance of truth is in our favor. Ultimately it is not the one who is right that contributes most to the Church, but the one who is Christ. And in this there is hope, the absolute guarantee that in spite of all the onstacles, the saints will spring up once more.
-Sr. Kathryn James Hermes, F.S.P.