VISIONS

In the vision of Bonaventure and Aquinas

humans are central to the Creation –

It would make no sense for God to create

a universe to reflect God’s glory

if there was no creature conscious enough

to appreciate God’s glory/reflect God’s glory/

lead all Creation back to God.

 

When we believe humans are just

an accidental collection of atoms

it results in despair/collective irresponsibility

which results in dangerous passivity/apathy

in the face of the political/ecological crisis

which is currently in our face.

 

Besides, there is only one human problem –

to discover who we are/our purpose

in the economy/reign/rule/life of God –

if I find God I find my true self –

the face of who I was before I was born –

and I find my true purpose –

and if I find my true self and my true purpose

I find God.

 

To find your true self, start your meditation/

prayer practice where you are –

do not wait until you have it all together –

nobody ever has it all together.

If you are the most violent/depressed/

egotistical/self-hating person in the world –

those are all good places to start.

 

And as you come to see that God loves you

in your shadow/wounded parts

you can accept those shadow/wounds in yourself

and so bring your whole self to God and be healed.

 

In the vision of Teilhard, Christianity is a new “phyllum”

with the Church at the cutting edge of evolution

leading evolution forward through “amorization” –

“union in love” – guiding evolution as it moves toward

its fulfillment in the human/Cosmic God

Jesus the Christ.