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on Love & Collective Atonement from Jews of Conscience 04/19/2024 |
We are meditating on God as Love and the World as Love—the latter being a statement proposed by Teilhard de Chardin in light of the history of evolution that, in his view, has been a history of increased consciousness and awareness of the Love that the universe bestows on
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How the direction of evolution is one towards more love, an expansion of the universe’s capacity to love. This seems to parallel the teaching of Thomas Aquinas that “sheer joy” is the origin of the universe and goodness, joy and love are expanding in the
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An encapsulation of Teilhard de Chardin’s teaching on love as cosmic energy, “the affinity of being with being…not peculiar to man…a universal property of all life.” Paul Siddall |
But in yesterday’s DM we lamented the great gap between the love of the universe and love between human beings. The wars of today in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan remind us of how readily humanity forgets the love of the world taught and symbolized by Jesus and the presence of the Cosmic Christ and Buddha Nature and Tselem, that names the image of God in all humanity and all creation. In yesterday’s meditation we shared the lament from “Jews of Conscience” for the tragic war going on in Gaza and indeed in recent history between Jews and Palestinians. That declaration* continues here: |
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| It has been a tragic, blood-filled irony that
children of the very Abrahamic religions which emerged to declare that God-Allah is ONE, that all people are equally sacred members of ONE glorious creation, and that the key source of security in our world comes not from powerful empires |
but from the spirit that allows human beings to evolve beyond mere tribalism, have been agonizingly at one another’s throats time and time again on the very land that gave birth to them. Jewish tradition teaches us to love the stranger, for we were strangers once ourselves, as slaves in
Egypt…. In this time of deep despair, all of us, religious and secular, must now come together to make this land holy, by learning to love one another with all our hearts–reflecting the love of all sacred creation. To make our peoples examples of the highest good of which human beings are capable, rather than of its
basest evil, we must learn to grow together in new ways that can bring to all the recognition and peace we deserve and need. |
*See “A Declaration of Collective Atonement on the Part of Jews of Conscience” at The Shalom Center.
See Mathew Fox, A Spirituality Named Compassion.
And Fox, Original Blessing.
And Fox, Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth.
Banner Image: “Not In Our Name”: Led by Jewish groups, hundreds of Jews and allies came together at the California State Capital to call on legislators to support an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and to stop the US funding of genocide. Photo by Peg Hunter on Flickr. |
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Queries for Contemplation |
Do you agree that it is time to “grow together in new ways” so that “all can recognize and find the peace that all deserve and need?” How do we get there from here? |
A Spirituality Named Compassion: Uniting Mystical Awareness with Social Justice
In A Spirituality Named Compassion, Matthew Fox delivers a profound exploration of the
meaning and practice of compassion. Establishing a spirituality for the future that promises personal, social, and global healing, Fox marries mysticism with social justice, leading the way toward a gentler and more ecological spirituality and an acceptance of our interdependence which is the substratum of all compassionate activity.
“Well worth our deepest
consideration…Puts compassion into its proper focus after centuries of neglect.” –The Catholic Register |
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Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality
Matthew Fox lays out a whole new direction for Christianity—a direction that is in fact very ancient and very grounded in Jewish thinking (the fact that Jesus was a Jew
is often neglected by Christian theology): the Four Paths of Creation Spirituality, the Vias Positiva, Negativa, Creativa and Transformativa in an extended and deeply developed way.
“Original Blessing makes available to the Christian world and to the human community a radical cure for all dark and derogatory views of the natural world wherever these may have originated.” –Thomas Berry, author,
The Dream of the Earth; The Great Work; co-author, The Universe Story |
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Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth
Fox’s spirituality weds the healing and liberation found in North American Creation Spirituality and in South American Liberation Theology. Creation
Spirituality challenges readers of every religious and political persuasion to unite in a new vision through which we learn to honor the earth and the people who inhabit it as the gift of a good and just Creator.
“A watershed theological work that offers a common ground for religious seekers and activists of all stripes.” — Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice. |
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In the Beginning There Was Joy: A Cosmic Celebration for Kids of All Ages
The first book in the Father Fox’s Fantastical Fables series tells the story of the big bang and how humans fit into the awesome, fantastical,
cosmic picture! With artwork curated from illustrators around the world, this book expresses the joy and wonder of all peoples and cultures, planting seeds of respect, cooperation and hope to work together for the healing of our planet. "Matthew Fox does it again, here for our young ones, who so need a positive, cosmic vision
to thrive, or even survive, in a sad time." - Father Richard Rohr, Author of The Universal Christ "Matthew Fox offers a resounding affirmation of what our souls have always suspected: we are made for joy." - Mirabai Starr, Author of God of Love and Wild Mercy Receive a 20% discount when you buy this and one other book from Matthew Fox’s store! Use Promo Code 20% at checkout. |
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UPCOMING EVENTS See Matthew Fox's full calendar
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Join Matthew Fox as he speaks on “The Deep Feminine and the Deep Masculine and their importance in elevating consciousness and healing our world” at the The Heart of Nature 7-Day Summit with Jane Fonda, Marianne Williamson, Paul Hawken, Nina Simons and over 30 leading experts, Tuesday-Monday, April 16-22. Register HERE. |
Join Matthew Fox as he speaks at a worship service and conducts a workshop to mark Earth Day 2024, hosted by Unity of Walnut Creek, CA, Sunday, April 21: 9:30am & 11:30am – Worship Service – Sermon. Earth Day, 2024: Preserving Things in the Good 1:30-3:00pm – Workshop – How the Earth Crisis of Our Time Can Move Humanity to Its Next Stage of Evolution Register HERE. Join Matthew Fox, Mariko Middleton, and Skylar Wilson of the Order of the Sacred Earth in a
free virtual meeting for connection and networking with other mystic warriors, Tuesday, April 30, 4:00-5:00pm PT.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88665302478 Meeting ID: 886 6530 2478 Learn more at www.orderofthesacredearth.org |
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Join Matthew Fox as he discusses his book with scientist Rupert Sheldrake, Natural Grace: Dialogues on Creation, Darkness and the Soul in Spirituality and Science in an Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, Thursday, May 16, 4:00-5:30 pm PT.
Register HERE.
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Creation Spirituality Conversations |
Ilia Delio and theologian Matthew Fox pick up on their conversation about the viability of contemporary religious institutions in an evolutionary world. They discuss death and resurrection—the enduring challenge of modern approaches to the subject and what we can learn from mystics, past generations and ancient peoples alike. To listen, click HERE. |
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