The Christian mind eventually had little respect for the ubiquitous disorder in the universe, unlike most native religions—for example, as here in New Mexico where the Puebloan clown deliberately breaks the perfect symmetry and seriousness of the sacred dance or the intentional imperfection that must be woven into the authentic Navajo rug (this imperfection is wisely called “the spirit line”). -- Fr Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditation," August 25, 2017
As I read Rohr this morning, the question flashed, What if President Trump is God's "intentional imperfection" for America...God's "spirit line" that is the crack in our country that lets the light in?
To my mind, he surely fits the mold.
Whether he is or not, the answer is the same...if the kingdom of heaven is within, and we are told to seek ye first the kingdom of heaven, then we must see it not just within our own self, but within each and every other self...the pure and the impure, the good and the bad, the just and the unjust...for those comparisons are just for the benefit of our reasoning mind. There is no pure and, good and, just and, in the kingdom of heaven.
There is just the whole Navajo rug with its spirit line...its intentional imperfection woven in for the benefit of you and me.
I started this morning pondering what my spiritual quest would be for my coming year...wow! Not to mention, whoa! God sure has his work cut out for me.
Thank you.
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