Across the Threshold
Engaging with Wisdom on the Boundaries
A compassionate practice, ‘doing’ finding expression as contemplation-in-action.
What do we mean by ‘engaging with wisdom on the boundaries’? It is allowing oneself to be drawn by the Holy Spirit, the breath of God, out of one’s comfort zone into a deeper and more costly loving in whatever the context – this is the invitation. The Spirit comforts and challenges every community called together in the name and the energy of Christ.
Companions on the Way find themselves being ‘nudged’ into acts of compassion, into times of dialogue and of story-telling about the deep and the rich things of life. We find ourselves in our responses poised on the boundary between certainty and uncertainty, between knowing and unknowing. We touch humility when we realise that we have so much to gain by simply being present and open to the other: here, in this meeting, is the unfolding of the wisdom of God.
- Caring for the earth – a mindfulness towards matters of spiritual stewardship; a commitment to eco-friendly / recycling / fair-trade projects.
- Compassionate outreach – costly loving. Meetings on the edge: be they prison-visits, peacemaking, or bridge-building between communities.
- Simplicity of lifestyle – travel light…
- Generous giving -Love is energy; money is energy. The generosity of God calls for our own generous response.