and other musings of a liberal white mother in seminary.
Go read Genesis 1-2:4.
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Okay. So you read the first creation story found in the bible now. We're on the same page. At least theoretically. I know we all come from different traditions reading the bible different ways and exegeting it for our particular context. This particular story tells us something amazingly beautiful about humanity. We are all GOOD. We were created and were inherently good. This certainly doesn't mean we are perfect, but it does mean that in our core we are good.
This has profound implications and radical inclusiveness. What does it mean for the world if everything (not just humans, read that text closely, EVERYTHING was called "good" by God) is inherently good? What does that mean for relationships? What does that mean for poverty? What does that mean for ecological issues?
It starts with including people. With loving people. With recognizing and naming the goodness in the world. It starts with love and grace.
It starts with YOU.
(part II, what does this mean for creation)
