July 15, 2018

I seek to know, to learn from, and to serve the Holy Spirit.  But what makes that Spirit holy?  I could pursue this same search, these same thoughts, as billions of our sisters and brothers actually do – in any Jewish or Buddhist temple, any Muslim mosque, any Hindu ashram, or any Catholic or other church.  I believe that what makes the Holy Spirit – God however named – holy is not our or anyone’s faith, doctrine, or traditions of individual or community worship.  Holiness is the power, available every moment to every person, of love, forgiveness, compassion, kindness, and patience.  It is that holiness, not righteousness about how to discern, express or share holiness, which should be the highest goal of every religious community, including this one.