When our Christiaan faith is actually lived (that is much beyond a label that we use to identify ourselves) we discover how the spiritual teachings of the Gospels actually shapes and challenges our life journey.
At this point in our history there is concern that mankind has become so powerful that we will not need a lot of human beings to produce the things we need. And there is a real fear that AI (artificial intelligence) could actually start a war without any human beings in control.
There is concern that we could lose a part of the dignity that makes human beings so wonderful.
The population of the world is shifting. Never before in the history of humanity have so many people moved into a country that they were not born in. Migration is a fact of life.
I want to thank the workings of the Spirit of God to reroot us once again in the creation story. This is not some pious teaching story from the past but a powerful tool to shape our personal lives and the way that we structure our Canadian society.
The roots of our creation story is that God has created human beings (male and female) in the very image of God. Each human being is an expression of the Creator. Each human being carries within themselves the very value that they are living image of God.
I am so thankful that our Christian teaching moves me to try to see and value the very image of God in every human being I encounter. No one is more valuable because they can work and be productive in their careers. No one is more valuable because they are capable of being the best soccer player in the world.
My Christiaan faith challenges me to see that value in the other each and every day. I must never limit my appreciation of the other based on their physical strength, their intelligence and their self -reliance.
I am challenged to see the other as the loved creation of our loving God and as a sister or brother of equal worth.
Christian faith has powerful challenges and incredible rewards when I live and treat the other as the very image of God.
Thank you, Gospel religion, for expanding my vision and my heart. When I live the actual teaching of my faith, I am a more sincere human being.
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