I have come to realize (once again) that often we do not disagree, but are simply looking at the same thing in different ways. Yes, I understand this is anything, but earth shattering. It has simply come to light once again.
[Please note: This is an over simplification. But in the end all systems we create to understand the world are really over simplification, but that does not mean they are not useful systems.]
I was thinking about myself and two of my dearest friends. In the end, we are looking at the same universal “Truth,” we are just looking at it through different lenses. The way that I deconstruct the world is in terms of identity. Who am I? What does it mean to be the Body of Christ? What is my vocation? What is the work I am to do? How do I use my giftedness? It is very much an incarnation understanding. One of my friends processes the world in terms of what is truth. What is eternal and knowable? What is our nature? My other friend uses the lens of relationship. Who are we in how we care for and love each other?
In the end all three of these are the exact same thing. They quests to understand what it means to be human. They are all equally valid. They are just different questions (for different personalities) which lead us to the same understand of what it means to be Children of God. I am certain that there must be more than just these three dispositions. I am sure the world would not function if there was only one. Each different disposition informs other. When all is well, they work in concert. The difficulties come when we are unable to appreciate or understand the other disposition (which is hard to see through another’s eyes and experience).

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