WHAT’S THE ‘’WHY?’’ (48 OF 49)
Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17
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What’s the ‘’Why?’’ (48 of 49)
Lectionary, Year C, Christmas 1
Christopher B. Harbin
Colossians 3:12-17
What's the point? It's a question that too often sounds like depression speaking. It seems like a question we would ask when we have simply given up. On the other hand, knowing what we are trying to accomplish is key to almost every area of living. It does not do much good to get on the basketball court without a shared sense of purpose. There is no reason to join a choir if we are unsure of our purpose. If I call my doctor, the question will always be asked, ''What brings you in today?'' It's not perfunctory. It is a very necessary question to ask to clarify expectations, to accomplish goals, to address what needs to be addressed. What is the point, why are we here, what are we doing, what are we hoping to accomplish are questions that need to be asked in the course of our spiritual life and the life of the church. Otherwise, how do we even begin to address our purpose?
A group of us have been reading, discussing, and meeting with Kay Kotan over a book on a church preparing to respond to the aftermath of a pandemic. We are not through the pandemic yet. It still ravages the nation and the larger world. It is still a present reality in all too many ways as the virus continues to mutate, shifting forms that make treatment, vaccination, and other efforts at prevention a challenge, not to mention major disruptions to our lives. As we talk about what we are doing, what we have done, and what we are planning, one question keeps arising from Kay. ''What is your 'Why'?'' What is the reason you are doing or not doing something? What do you hope to accomplish? What purpose have you defined? What issue are you addressing?
Asking and answering those questions drove churches and other organizations to establish mission statements like we did years ago. We need to be clear on what we are about. We need to see our existence as more than existence, more than hangin ...
Lectionary, Year C, Christmas 1
Christopher B. Harbin
Colossians 3:12-17
What's the point? It's a question that too often sounds like depression speaking. It seems like a question we would ask when we have simply given up. On the other hand, knowing what we are trying to accomplish is key to almost every area of living. It does not do much good to get on the basketball court without a shared sense of purpose. There is no reason to join a choir if we are unsure of our purpose. If I call my doctor, the question will always be asked, ''What brings you in today?'' It's not perfunctory. It is a very necessary question to ask to clarify expectations, to accomplish goals, to address what needs to be addressed. What is the point, why are we here, what are we doing, what are we hoping to accomplish are questions that need to be asked in the course of our spiritual life and the life of the church. Otherwise, how do we even begin to address our purpose?
A group of us have been reading, discussing, and meeting with Kay Kotan over a book on a church preparing to respond to the aftermath of a pandemic. We are not through the pandemic yet. It still ravages the nation and the larger world. It is still a present reality in all too many ways as the virus continues to mutate, shifting forms that make treatment, vaccination, and other efforts at prevention a challenge, not to mention major disruptions to our lives. As we talk about what we are doing, what we have done, and what we are planning, one question keeps arising from Kay. ''What is your 'Why'?'' What is the reason you are doing or not doing something? What do you hope to accomplish? What purpose have you defined? What issue are you addressing?
Asking and answering those questions drove churches and other organizations to establish mission statements like we did years ago. We need to be clear on what we are about. We need to see our existence as more than existence, more than hangin ...
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