This morning, the Presiding Bishop presided and preached at the Eucharist. Bishop Griswold preached about our will versus God's, about living in gratitude and awe.
I think of the natural gifts and abilities which have been planted deep
within each one of us. As they grow and mature they are intended to be
offered in thanksgiving to the larger purposes of the One who is their
source and point of origin. However, there is another possibility. How
easily we can cease to regard these things God has given us as gifts and see
them rather as possessions. Instead of being offered in the service of
others, they become a personal possession and a way in which we define
ourselves over and against others. Rather than offering these gifts, we
hoard them and deploy them according to our own self-serving ends.
The full text isn't online just yet. As soon as it appears on the web, I'll link to it.
UPDATE: Here is the full text.
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