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@CarlMcColman When, together, we find an object worthy of service, God finds ground as a single Body fulfilled in the emptiness carved out through common sacrifice. The supernatural power of shared service? A fulcrum of giving and receiving co-creating a concrete, transcendent social reality.

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Nick Routledge@nick_routledge · 7 Jun 2022

@solarpunk_girl @RichardRohrOFM: "The transformed person finds freedom in the service of Life and Love. Let’s just use our different gifts to create a unity in the work of service, and back one another up, without criticism or competition.” Art, Geometric Meditations Series, Canticle Farm, 2014.

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Quoted by@noonessleep Abdul Hayy, "servant of the living God", the Arabic theopheric name. I love Rohr's imperative, "Let's just use our different gifts to create a unity in the works of service." I've looked and it's odd how little is written, anywhere, on serving together. Somehow, we're missing it.Quoted byRT @nick_routledge: @RichardRohrOFM @brianmclaren Much is spoken of service. But where, ever, about the powers of shared service? Serving with others. Odd, given "the kingdom is a social reality at a transcendental level. Hence, it cannot be communicated except by means of a communitarian and fraternal form-of-life." - IllichQuoted by@RichardRohrOFM @brianmclaren Much is spoken of service. But where, ever, about the powers of shared service? Serving with others. Odd, given "the kingdom is a social reality at a transcendental level. Hence, it cannot be communicated except by means of a communitarian and fraternal form-of-life." - Illich