"Becoming Community": Open Source Troubles

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Open Source Troubles

"It was good of you to contribute to my troubles." Philippians 4:14 (poor paraphrase)

Do you ever feel like others contribute to your troubles more than share in them? Maybe that describes your morning thus far...

In a world of open-source technology, I wonder if we might have open-source communities?
Could there be places around us that share each other's best when another is truly in need?
Isn't that a definition of the Church? Whether it is for you, it can be, by God's Spirit...

Today, very simply, consider the calling of God's Spirit to share in another's troubles. Consider how you might contribute peace and hope to the world of another. Consider how you might meld the Church with the activity, reality and hope of God's Kingdom...

As St. Francis is quoted as saying, "Preach the Gospel at all times...If necessary, use words!"

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