Be imitators of God...

-- Epheisans 5:1

"Faith means that we are ready to act on the Word."

-- Brennan Manning, "The Importance of Being Foolish"

"To say 'yes' to faith implies a constant setting out, and ever-renewed readiness to receive the Word of Jesus and act on it."

-- Bernard Haring

"Often the rhetoric we use to describe our life in Christ bears only a thin resemblance to where we really are. We boast of what we are giving because it hides what we are withholding. We allow ourselves to believe that we are capable of love just becasue we are capable of devout sentiment."

-- Brennan Manning, "The Importance of Being Foolish"

Heavy words from some heavy thinkers. In pondering how to imitate God, interesting how love, obedience, and action are involved. This is a mirror for me today, to consider how I really act on what I say I believe. And how do we teach this way of life to our kids?