Change requires time and patience. Culture change requires these qualities even more. In envisioning the ideal church and trying to lead people to encounter God, the culture of our parishes will inevitably need tinkering. People usually do not like tinkering. We like comfort. We like our expectations to be met. We like to be content, but contentedness can lead to stagnation.
Jesus loved each person individually, authentically, and completely, but he also challenged each person to persevere in conversion and growth. "Go, and sin no more." The command requires movement on our part, and it requires an ongoing process of growth.
Let's begin a movement. Let's forge ahead on behalf of Christ. Let's change the church. Let's transform the culture. Let's be the Body. Let's know, love, and serve. Let's go.
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