The Long View

Check out this new year's greeting from our Archbishop, Rowan Williams.



Particularly striking is Rowan's point that our view of the material world will inevitably flow over into our view of relationships, or even God and his church. If I spend my time waiting for the newest model of the iPod to be released so I can discard my current one (which, I might add, is in perfect working condition), is there not also a danger that I will cultivate that same attitude toward people? How many more of our common practices slowly and quietly beguile us into an attitude of 'disposability' toward the earth and toward others?

Against all of our reductionist tendencies toward God's good creation and God's people stand John the Baptist and Jesus, telling us, "Repent! The Kingdom of God is at hand!"May the Spirit of God show us where we fail and fall, and bring us to committed and long change.