[Dialogue] July 28th Reflection: Thy Will Be Done

[R Williams]

Marilyn is spot on.  In the instance of John's quote the "judging" is whether or not the enemy has a conscience.  Who can decide that?  I believe Bonhoeffer's wisdom was that a "responsible" decision is not determined by "what" is decided but by "how" it is decided and whether or not the one deciding is willing to do so with no appeal for justification.  In the Freedom lecture we said the free person is "lucid, sensitive, exposed and disciplined."  Discerning the will of God involves all of these, but it seems to me these days the biggie is "exposed."
   
  Randy

Marilyn R Crocker <marilyncrocker at juno.com> wrote:
      
  Dear colleagues, 
   
  I remember in a 1967 pedagogy session in Boston.  Charles Moore accused me of forever wielding my verbal "red pen."  Whenever I do any kind of an "editing" activity I think of this mini- Christ event in my life.
   
  Nevertheless, I feel it important to note that Bonhoeffer wrote "observe, judge, weigh up, decide and act."  For me the "judging" is the most challenging today, and likely critical to ultimately "discerning God' will.
   
  For what it's worth,
   
  Marilyn
   
  
Marilyn R. Crocker, Ed.D
Crocker & Associates, Inc.
123 Sanborn Road
West Newfield, ME 04095
(207) 793-3711

  On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:39:04 -0600 J&OSlotta <slottaglobalnews at earthlink.net> writes:
> 
> 
> On July 28, 2007, John Cock's daily reflection stated:
> 
>  >>>>>
>   Thy Will Be Done
> >
> If your opponent has a conscience, then follow Gandhi and 
> nonviolence. 
> But if your enemy has no conscience, like Hitler, then follow 
> Bonhoeffer.~attributed to Martin Luther King, Jr.
> >
> > “Observe, weigh up, decide and act”: those words, written by 
> > Bonhoeffer relative to discerning God’s will, led to his 
> execution, 
> > because he “acted” by joining the plot on Hitler’s life.~jpc
> >
> > “Thy will be done” can be a dangerous prayer.Namaste.
> 
> comments/archives/links      http://www.reJourney.blogspot.com
> <<<<<
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> 
> 
> We two huddled in front of John Cock's  recent reflection. We found 
> 
> ourselves in agreement with MLK, and wanting to hear the social 
> dialogue that would relate current moral dilemmas to Bonhoeffer's 
> decision process: What actions are required of (us) relative to:
> 
> (sample moral dilemmas)
> 
> Global terrorists
> Healthcare CEO's and lobbyists
> Those who oppose the eradication of homelessness
> Sex offenders
> Those who would subpoena Michael Moore for his actions
> ...and something about uncare for Mother Earth
> 
> 
> Jim and OliveAnn Slotta
> 

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