Considering the post before this one and my general attitude while trying to figure all this stuff out, my former seminary roommate commented, part of which is below. I've been thinking about this.
"...I think, and I say this with love, sometimes you are so focused on those extremes that you leave little space in your writing for those closer to your position that still are not in total agreement. (I write this knowing and confessing to my own blind spots as well, many of which over the years you have highlighted for me.) I think some attention to the blessings and grace that still do occur in our church would strengthen your writing even more."God's Peace,
Jason+
He is right.
The other thing I've been realizing is that as I continue to obsess over trying to find a way forward in salvaging this jewel of Anglicanism that I am still discovering (and I know I have almost no influence) from the forces that whether intentionally or by consequence seek to make this Church into their own image even if they destroy it (fundamentalism), I descend into a negativism that really does no one any good. But, that's what I do. I try to figure things out. If I were smart, I suspect it would be a lost easier.
"The joy of the Lord is my strength..." How easy it is to allow the affairs of the world, even within the Church, to rob us of joy - and the strength that comes through the freedom we have in Christ.
