I deviate from my series distilling Teilhard’s concepts to
inject some impassioned thoughts that interrupted my reading as I searched
through his books. He was a visionary
who weaves together the strands of human knowledge that arise from two
seemingly disparate ways to understand life and the world—science explores the
material aspect of being to understand function, religion searches the
spiritual dimension to seek meaning—Teilhard sees they are not
disparate, but rather interdependent.
What follows are my thoughts combining with his wisdom.
God doesn’t
need us—
there is a
vast universe God is nurturing—
if this
tiny planet self-destructs
its
disappearance will hardly be disruptive . . .
its loss
can be easily compensated for.
But we need God—
the unknown
God beyond our understanding
who gives
order and balance to the evolving universe.
A God who
calls forth human reason and compassion
inviting
our creative participation in a sustainable world.
A God who
calls forth love and morality
thus
enabling life to flourish.
There are
uncountable galaxies and planets
beyond our
knowing—
but what we
do know of
is that which
we have been given to shepherd—
this terra
firma upon which we stand;
it alone
provides for our continuation . . .
its fate
depends upon us and our choices.
Only by our
active recognition
of need for
the order and balance
which is
represented by a loving God
who calls
us to acknowledge our interdependence
can we
survive our individual selfishness.
Deuteronomy 30:19—“This day I call the heavens and earth as
witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and
curses. Now choose life, so that you and
your children may live . . . “ (NIV)
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