Some people have noticed that I have a love affair not only with old books but also with Catholic and Eastern Orthodox writers because they are often more rooted in the great tradition of the church and know how to contextualize history better than those who don't know history as well. Recently I have been reading devotionally Donald D. Chambers reflections of a Caribbean Priest called Transformed by the Deep. He writes as both a Catholic and liberation theologian. When he speaks of Scripture and history, I resonate more than his liberation remarks but certainly we have not cared for the least and the poorest as Jesus commands us to do.
Chambers prophetically challenges both Christians and the church to abandon their reputation, image, and possession and live the message of Jesus and not simply worshipping the messenger. Can we bring our brokenness and wounds to Christ and His banquet? Can the church be a place of vulnerability, weakness, and wounded and meet people where they are really struggling? All of us are called to embrace the crucified Christ and die to our self-centeredness. God wants to breath new life and resurrect the broken temples of a wounded humanity and ascend to living as a new redeemed humanity. Can we together once again go and pray for the deep waters of Jesus blood and water to flow upon us once again?
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