Saturday, November 26, 2005
ONE HOLY CATHOLIC?
I think over the past 6 months I have felt settled as being part of the one holy catholic church (the global church now and the historical church since christ). This sense of being part of something much bigger, as well as something that has developed over the last 2000 years gives me a real sense of place which I didn't have before.
I am interested to know whether others in moot (or other communities) see themselves as part of this one holy catholic church, and if so whether it is important to you. I don't know if its because I don't have particularly strong family ties that I find it a real source of strength or for some other reason.
For me part of working out what it means to be church is to read and reflect on the various states of the church in the past - how they have come into being, what the social fabric of the day was and how eventually they have died out or adapted. Seeing moot as part of this ongoing process through history seems to both diminish that sense of self-importance that I often feel about moot and also gives a sense of perspective on what we do.
So are you a mooter & anglican & part of the one holy catholic church (delete as appropriate)?
