From Pity to Compassion

From Pity to Compassion
Author: Andrea Lingle

Being missional or sent out is tricksy. It is tempting to go out in one’s strength toward those considered needy. We, here in the safety and security of privilege, come to you, there in the lowness and dislocation of your need. If the people of God move out, missionally, from a place of certainty, then a missional way of life just becomes another, hip crusade. It is the way of pity, and no one wants to be pitied.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJuly 19, 2017missional, compassion, Andrea Lingle, Theme V, comtemplative, grace, holy spirit, contemplative stance, What Does Missional Mean?Comment

Freedom to Fail

Freedom to Fail:
What Does Missional Mean?, Week 4

by Andrea Lingle

Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.

How often have we read those words of Jesus with a bit of a self-righteous—I would never?

How often have we examined our lives for ways we deny Jesus?

How often have we crowed in accusation, demanding that a betrayal, denial, disappointment be brought to light?

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJune 14, 2017freedom, failure, missional, comtemplative, What Does Missional Mean?, Andrea Lingle, Theme V, Missional Monastic Mainline