Sunday, May 13, 2007

Those who are taught the word must share in all good things with their teacher. Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh; but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit. So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith. (Galatians 6:6-10)

For the ancient Greeks chaos was unorganized - and therefore unrealized - potential.

There is a natural ecology of human life. It is, I perceive, a chaotic system or what some call a complex adaptive system.

Within very broad boundaries the system allows for - encourages - diversity, individuality, and randomness.

But in its fundamental origins the system is orderly and perpetually renewing. In chaos theory the system organizes around "strange attractors of meaning."

Each of us will achieve our unique potential by organizing our choices around a search for the Other, serving others, and working for the good of all.

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