Thornton: In the prayer and worship of Jesus the environs of Bethlehem *is* the world. #catholicanglicanism Christ *is* the savior of the *whole world*, and it is important to realize that apart from a few square miles in the Middle East, he did not bother to look at it. Here is the ultimate answer to narrow parochialism: in the prayer and worship of Jesus the environs of Bethlehem *is* the world, his little social group is both his cure of souls and the microcosm of humanity of all ages, creeds, and classes. In his first 30 years of perfect obedience, prayer, and adoring worship, all infancy, all childhood, all humanity, and all creation are recapitulated. Bethlehem *is* the epitome of every parish and every home; all is sanctified in him whose sanctification is for their sakes (John 17.19). (Pastoral Theology: A Reorientation, Chap. 6)
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 14:51:34 +0000
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