When religions assume that their adherents are chosen only to be blessed, and forget that they are blessed to be a blessing, they distort their identity and they drift from God's calling for them. When they assume that they are blessed exclusively rather than instrumentally, when they see themselves as blessed to the exclusion of others rather than for the benefit of others, they become part of the problem instead of part of the solution. Brian McLaren. There is a problem with all humans i suppose, because the disciples who went up the mountain with Jesus, wanted to build tents and stay up there once they beheld Jesus and His glory in the transfiguration. #spiritualfreedom #blessedexclusive #blessedinclissive #blessedforthebenefitof #brianmclaren #thestorywefindourselvesin #loosingreligionfindingfaithhealth

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