According to Meister Eckhart
the 13th century Rhineland mystic
Compassion is the Original Source of the universe/
the Earth/and our own individual life –
God made us because God wanted
to share God’s Love
Love is the Source of Godhood –
God made us because God loved us
even before we were born –
“God chose us in Christ
before the foundation of the world”
(Ephesians 1:4)
Compassion is salvific because it unites us
with our Origin
coming home to Compassion
is coming home to our True Self
when we are confronted with a new paradigm
it shakes up our world
so we resist it out of fear
but the universe/science/religion
come from the same Source –
from God’s Love –
if there was no Love there would be no universe
and if there was no universe
there would be no science
and no religion
through rooting them in the Divine Source
we could reconcile science and religion
develop a “theology of science”
and live lives of radical amazement
also if everyone engaged in “narrative theology”
that is, narrated their own faith story to others
and if the poor were allowed
to tell their faith stories
it would create solidarity among all people
release new power to fight injustice –
the Vulture of Injustice would fly off –
and we could all live in amazement and peace.
Intelligent Christian Spirituality 