One

Dearly Beloved,

Grace and Peace to you.


… That they may be one....
—John 17.20



Don't be fooled by the illusion of distinctions,
the lie that we are separate,
that our either-or's are real,
that we can think God and categorize What Is.
Don't be taken by the theory that we are all
created by various gods from different worlds.

We are all fingers of the One hand,
words of the One song.
The Holy One contains us all.
We are one Body—not just believers
(who can judge, who can separate?)
or all who breathe long for God.
This whole universe, this one creation,
is but the speaking of God's one Word.
In all its complex harmonies and flowings,
its growths and reflections, it is One.
There is only One thing,
and we all are of it.

We are bound with the stranger,
completed by our enemy,
blessed by the foreigner who practices
a strange religion, as they by us.
Unity is not a goal we strive for,
but the reality we struggle to see.

Holiness is not separation,
but deep belonging
to the Holy
One.



Deep Blessings,
Pastor Steve










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