Here is Scotland there is intense solidarity with those who experienced the mayhem in Manchester and London. I just watched the replay on BBC of a live Pentecost service led by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury and with worship leaders Matt Redman and Tim Hughes at Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone. It was a powerful example of races/cultures/economic backgrounds, and faith communities joining together. In this case it was different Christian traditions, but regardless, the common denominator is love.
No question, those who commit violent crimes have lost their moral compass. But I don’t want to take the stance that it is ‘me versus them’ because then I forget that they are human being, too. Although I have little fear that I could ever reach that point of violence, I do know that anger, prejudice, and arrogance gets the better of me from time to time. That why I pursue this faith journey; it gets me out of my head and into my heart. I wonder if too much intellectualizing can send us down the slippery slope toward the bully platform, where it’s all about me, violence is acceptable, and humility has no home.
No question, those who commit violent crimes have lost their moral compass. But I don’t want to take the stance that it is ‘me versus them’ because then I forget that they are human being, too. Although I have little fear that I could ever reach that point of violence, I do know that anger, prejudice, and arrogance gets the better of me from time to time. That why I pursue this faith journey; it gets me out of my head and into my heart. I wonder if too much intellectualizing can send us down the slippery slope toward the bully platform, where it’s all about me, violence is acceptable, and humility has no home.
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