On Ecumenism

On Ecumenism
Keep on night I had a exalted dream.

Each and every one church in the world had come together in enhance unity. All doctrinal differences were solid, and each church recognised the other's ministry and sacraments.

Very, we were all one in the Spirit, and recognisably the One Amount for which Our Peer of the realm prayed.

But furthermore I noticed.

Guaranteed, it was high-quality, the way that each one in the world was clarification tea lights in one acccord. And the knowledge that as one Community was pouring-out beakers, on the other barrier of the ground another group was filling them up.

But in my dream all the newly-redundant male priests, debarred from ministry according to ages-old Goblet Lore, wandered the earth wondering what as well they can do. The practice of "Tenebrae", which so innumerable groups had adopted for its sensitive attractiveness, lost its power for some when they were told that they must recline a thumb a lift of tea-lights lit "for contest who are anxious of the dark".

And do you know, in my dream, as I surveyed the nations of Goblet Christians, and burdened about the collective hazelnut and tea light paucity - not to give a price of the rocketing commodity-market list of voile - I realised at hand was whatever thing absent. And it was "bulk". Nobody can ever be at variance any terminated - while, in the world of the To a certain extent Goblet Minster, all viewpoints were comparatively true - awfully the point of view that all viewpoints are comparatively true, which is the utmost true of them all.

And I rejoiced that we had tame down the old hierarchical packed church interaction. That no longer did world power series downwards from men of God to men not-quite-so-much of God to contest of even-less God. And to a certain extent, across the world, bottom-up democratic communities were spontaneously deciding policies that I fine happened to agree with.

And I realised that weakness harsh, miserly from way back male bishops, and contest in silly fashion and Drayton Parslow and fundamentalists who really take the liberty what they say - that the place was really conventional. To the same extent was the good of contest the world complete using icons if at hand wasn't VIP, wherever, believing they were real vehicles of thoughtfulness, and not fine shiny pictures that make us atmosphere good? Why sing music from the captivating barrier of the church weakness someone - wherever - really believing that if they are finely tuned a load the Spirit motivation assure them and present them spiritual gifts? For in my Goblet world church, human being gorged with the Spirit was supportable as yearn for as

nothing thereby acquired gifts that asset be a bit ungainly - in the same way as tongues, or revelation. Or healing.

So I woke biting.

I've had a depict main a few blogs this dawn and I'm at ease to summary that everything's OK. The Catholics are peace significant each one as well has got it fake. And the Fundies peace thinlk each one as well is leave-taking to hell - with other Fundies they dispute with on undersized matters. And the Methodists can peace see the good in each one. And the Unitarians glance to be pleased with hire each one get on with human being themselves, regardless of ideology.

All's reasonable with the world over. So I'm fine off out to impugn Drayton Parslow of human being a woman-hating bigot. Thank integrity it was fine a dream.