The Kingdom of God Looks Like:
On Sunday night we reflected on the portion of the Lord's Prayer that says, "thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." We had a great "jam session" exploring what "kingdom" means (many preferred words like "reign" or concepts like "up-side-down"). We will be continuing a series of conversations on the Lord's Prayer for the next month.
The prophet Ezekiel said that the kingdom of God is like a great cedar tree. Jesus likened it to a mustard seed. What are some of your images? Where do you experience the in-breaking of God's reign? Do you believe God's kingdom is here "on earth as it is in heaven"?
I saw a glimpse of God's kingdom today when I visited the Georgia Avenue Food Co-Op:
How about for you?
The prophet Ezekiel said that the kingdom of God is like a great cedar tree. Jesus likened it to a mustard seed. What are some of your images? Where do you experience the in-breaking of God's reign? Do you believe God's kingdom is here "on earth as it is in heaven"?
I saw a glimpse of God's kingdom today when I visited the Georgia Avenue Food Co-Op:
How about for you?
posted by Tom at
12:36 PM
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One of the things we noticed when jamming some kingdom parable texts with some homeless friends (we've been jamming the Lord's Prayer since February--line by line), was what a prominent role basic necessities played in the images of the kingdom. The result of the mustard seed--shelter for everyone. The result of the yeast--bread enough to share.
I should probably clarify--this was during a Monday morning bible study I facilitate before our breakfast program at Government Street Presbyterian Church in Mobile, AL, where I am doing a year long internship.
Heaven crashed into Earth when we held a
house-warming party for our formerly-homeless friend Al.
How cool Jeff! Great link and inspiring story.
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