Chicken or the egg…which came first…yadda, yadda…
The end justifies the means, or not…yadda, yadda…
The sin of Sodom, as outlined in Ezekiel, was “arrogance, self-indulgence and indifference”…indifference in this case = unhealthy.
The sin of Sodom establishes an interesting foundational perspective: “The poor may or may not NEED us…but we definitely need the poor…for it is through love, compassion and charity that arrogance, self-indulgence and indifference are transformed.
Which brings me to yet another challenge / question / principle…you decide:
1. Is it that we accomplish vocational purpose through transformation?
or
2. That the purpose of transformation is served through vocation?
If it is #1, then we are focussed on the outcome of our efforts, primarily the effect of whatever we put our hand to do…which of course is not such a bad thing. However, we may be prone to justify the means based on the end.
If it is #2, then we must do what is right and deal with the consequences, trusting that God is accomplishing something in us, no matter what we see as the end. In this case the journey itself is our end…
Posted under Transformation
This post was written by David E on November 9, 2009
