Seeking Light

“Let’s sit down and talk about it. I know we can reconcile our misunderstanding, find those treasured points of friendship that have meant so much for so long. Here, come sit with me on this stone; there’s room for both of us. Let’s let the water wash away hurts or disappointments. Surrounded by sacred life in this oasis of hope, let’s find the way together.”

“How very good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity.” Unity, a fundamental principle of our faith. What a prize to possess. Take two steps back and look at the dis-unity that fosters isolation and ill-will, the unnatural separations of brother from brother, sister from sister, when the fundamental principle of life is just the opposite: we are by design and by nature, one common expression of life lived out in great diversity. But we belong to each other. I am my neighbor. And when there is separation, neighbor from neighbor, caused by misunderstanding or mistake, the wound will not heal unless we sit together on that large stone bench by the river and allow reconciliation to roll over us, the cleansing grace of The Spirit.

We’ve come too far to watch it turn to dust. Come, sit with me. Let’s figure out a way to walk out of the shadowy forest, safe as it seems, into the light of restoration. Friend.