Nick Routledge@nick_routledge
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@poetinbabylon I think we can go further. The distinctive contribution of the prophet lies not in their Word or level of realization as in their command of actualization. Heschel: "A prophet is a mystic in _action_. The role of a prophet is to _interfere_ with injustice."

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Quoted by@vgr @leashless @s_r_constantin “We rise not as left or right, Democrat or Republican, but as a moral fusion movement,” transcending the categories of conservative or liberal or radical, none of which were created to delve into eternal questions. @RevDrBarber @UniteThePoorQuoted by@sssfCommunity @RichardRohrOFM 2/ "Work is love made visible," notes Gibran. In reality, prophetic earthwork makes peace manifest in the ultimate simultaneity of earthly and human solidarity. Functional incarnation, grounded; the heaven of earth, _actualized_, in this realm of existence. In our time.Quoted byRT @nick_routledge: @stewartdantec Yes. And Thoreau, "If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them”; Isaiah's "foundation stone, a firm and tested stone, a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on”; and James 2:17.Quoted by@stewartdantec Yes. And Thoreau, "If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them”; Isaiah's "foundation stone, a firm and tested stone, a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on”; and James 2:17.