.. and then begins the journey, living with the teachings and model of Jesus, with the biblical teachings of working towards bringing the Kingdom of God, freeing the oppressed, loving our neighbor as ourselves... and then so much comes into question. Are we to be martyrs? Are we to sacrifice to the point of being killed? When people ask me who my heroes are, I realize that they are all dead... many having been killed for their actions.... Makes me wonder.
Like Bonhoeffer, martyrdom is not an existential or spiritual defeat. It is victory, as we step from time into eternity.
.. and then begins the journey, living with the teachings and model of Jesus, with the biblical teachings of working towards bringing the Kingdom of God, freeing the oppressed, loving our neighbor as ourselves... and then so much comes into question. Are we to be martyrs? Are we to sacrifice to the point of being killed? When people ask me who my heroes are, I realize that they are all dead... many having been killed for their actions.... Makes me wonder.
Praise the LORD!
Thank you.