Chris EW Green

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Phil.

Someone sent me this question the other day: “When someone is searching for connection with God but doesn’t know that God is already walking with them, trying to connect in powerful ways they’re not open to—how do you guide them into opening themselves to God?” Here’s the first thing to understand: we can’t make ourselves—or anyone else—open to God, not by any direct effort of will. All we can do is allow, invite, welcome, permit.

David Teniers the Younger St Peter in Penitence 1634 There are distinctions, differences that must be respected, between vulnerability and transparency, nakedness and exposure. Sadly, I’m not sure we can even name these distinctions any longer, much less live by the differences. What once seemed obvious has been blurred or erased, broken down in relativ…