Plato's Cave

Deep Thoughts on Proper 6 / Year A:

1. The Collect: YOUR HOUSEHOLD, THE CHURCH?? <"Working Her Ass Off" should be the title of the story of my life ...> #Chita #TheRink #MusicalComedyDamage hilarious

2. I don't think we allow ourselves the luxury of heeding Jesus' words enough here, and I'd like to do more of this when necessary, please. LET IT GO-wuh: << Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave. As you enter the house, greet it. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. >> We're allowed to do that and never look back. That's refreshing to me.

3. I thought of Plato's Cave reading this Gospel passage, because we're so often the ones at the mouth of the cave pointing outward calling, "Look Up ! Look Out ! Beauty is all around us! Truth is in The Light, not the shadow ! Listen to the still small voice, not the noise !" Yet most people are looking the opposite direction, head chained to the screen, watching shadow plays performed by these filthy wolves who roam about to keep us in submission as the play their shell games, instead of using Reason and listening for God's guidance.

"...be wise as serpents and innocent as doves..."

4. The Passage from Romans kinda ties it up with a bow nicely for me: << We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate endurance in us, and how that endurance, in turn, forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God has for us next. In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary — we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit! ("the message" translation) >> xoxo