From a contemporary Christian prophet...
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From a contemporary Christian prophet:
"It is when we are weak that we can be strong. It is when the false gods fail that the God of grace and glory has a chance. It is when old balances of power shift and leave us vulnerable that the power of God's Spirit can give us the vision of a world at peace. It is when we have spent and spent for that which cannot satisfy that the Bread of Life, proclaimed in love, can nourish a weary people back to health." (Ernest Campbell)
From The Parables of Kierkegaard:
"The Happy Conflagration"
It happened that a fire broke out backstage at a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was a jest and applauded. He repeated his warnings, they shouted even louder. So I think that the world will come to an end amid general applause from all the wits, who believe that it is a joke.
In the book of Amos we see a man who dared to be used by God. We see the rural poor making possible the urban affluence. When the "levies of grain" are taken from the poor (5:11), the levies (or taxes) benefit the urban rich, not the peasant. Who dares to be the Amos of today?
- Smith
"It is when we are weak that we can be strong. It is when the false gods fail that the God of grace and glory has a chance. It is when old balances of power shift and leave us vulnerable that the power of God's Spirit can give us the vision of a world at peace. It is when we have spent and spent for that which cannot satisfy that the Bread of Life, proclaimed in love, can nourish a weary people back to health." (Ernest Campbell)
From The Parables of Kierkegaard:
"The Happy Conflagration"
It happened that a fire broke out backstage at a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was a jest and applauded. He repeated his warnings, they shouted even louder. So I think that the world will come to an end amid general applause from all the wits, who believe that it is a joke.
In the book of Amos we see a man who dared to be used by God. We see the rural poor making possible the urban affluence. When the "levies of grain" are taken from the poor (5:11), the levies (or taxes) benefit the urban rich, not the peasant. Who dares to be the Amos of today?
- Smith
