The days will come
         when not one stone will be left upon another;
         all will be thrown down….
         This will give you an opportunity to testify.
                                      —Luke 21.6, 13

          Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
                                     —John 2.19

Let go of human things;
         hang onto God.
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When sacred structures fall apart,
        the Holy Presence will dwell in us ourselves.
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When people can no longer find forgiveness
        in old systems,
        the community of faith itself
        will have to bear forgiveness to them.
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No single stone is sacred;
        they are all needed to make a temple.
        Stay connected.
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Don’t expect society to go your way.
        Bear witness to another Way.
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When the temple falls
            we become the temple.
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When the world around you descends into darkness,
        you can still shine with light.
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The reason you were born,
        the purpose for which God brought you into this world,
        is to bear God’s forgiving presence
        in a world that is desperate for it.

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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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