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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:25am on 2005-09-04 under ,

On theological responses to hurricane Katrina:

Personally, I contend that the best thing for us to do in the aftermath of Katrina is to remain silent, and not try to explain this tragedy. Instead of asking "Why?" we should be asking, "What does God want us to do now?" The loving God calls all believers in the face of Katrinas devastation to seek ways to express love in concrete ways towards those who have lost friends and family members; and to those who have lost homes along with most of their earthly belongings.

In the Bible, we read this passage: "And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice." (I Kings 19:11-12)

Instead of looking for God in the earthquake or the tsunami, in the roaring forest fires blazing in the western states, or in the mighty winds of Katrina, it would be best to seek out a quiet place and heed the promptings of Gods still small voice. That voice will inspire us to bring some of Gods goodness to bear in the lives of those who suffer.

-- Dr. Tony Campolo, "Katrina: Not God's Wrath--or His Will", Beliefnet (quote is at end of second page).

Thanks to [livejournal.com profile] twistedchick for linking to the essay.

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posted by [identity profile] liritsvoice.livejournal.com at 09:40am on 2005-09-04
wow. thanks so much for this!!! mind if i borrow it?
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posted by [identity profile] dglenn.livejournal.com at 08:56pm on 2005-09-04
Since I borrowed it (such is the nature of the QotD after all), I do not see how I could object. Glad you found it borrow-worthy.
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Desperately needs apostrophes donated, too.

posted by [identity profile] blumindy.livejournal.com at 11:26pm on 2005-09-04
"Brake in pieces?" Brake?
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'Brake'

posted by [identity profile] anniemal.livejournal.com at 12:45am on 2005-09-05
Past tense of 'broke'. Similar to 'breaked', but less normal spelling for our time. Reasonable middle English take on early Hebrew, maybe. Somehow, I stumbled into Chaucer a couple years ago, and have since just learned to interpret a bunch of stuff I couldn't before. I can now wrighte lots of thyngs many would not ken ryght enow. :-) No, I'm not good at it. But now I can read "Ye Wyfe of Bathe's Tale". Ooh. Don't let the men know directly.

Shakespeare didn't spell consistently either. Context and iteration matters a lot more in older times. Then you have to learn to hear it. It ends up making sense, after 30 years pondering. Should've taken that class in college. I'd've been Machiavellian earlier.
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posted by [identity profile] blumindy.livejournal.com at 04:32am on 2005-09-05
But none of the rest of the quote reflects a Middle English feel/fabric or context.

As for Shakespeare, I expect that sort of thing with the spelling irregularities but the general irregularity itself is consistent throughout an entire play or piece. It feels strange when reading this entire Bible passage.

That said, the overall meaning is very nice; too bad all the blame-Christians refuse to accept that view rather than the smiting-God (holier-than-thou) view that early Christianity rejected.
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posted by [identity profile] anniemal.livejournal.com at 09:19am on 2005-09-05
I HATE it when I hit the 'post' button without realizing I've screwed up. 'Broke' is already past tense. It was just a vowel substitution.

I don't know enough about the ins and outs of Christianity to say much, except to note that a lot of people who take that title do things and have done things that I don't think Christ would approve of or that their God would have had in mind for them to. I have also seen it lived humbly, quietly, kindly, and well. Almost properly Buddhist.
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posted by [identity profile] moominmuppet.livejournal.com at 06:28pm on 2005-09-05
Sounds similar to the sermon my Dad preached yesterday -- that Katrina may reflect god's judgement, but not as it's being portrayed by the sects of fundamentalism claiming this is god's punishment. Instead, god's judgement is all about how, in the aftermath, we treat the poor, the down-trodden, and those in misery. The people the bible has talked about time and time again, and has told us that how we treat them is how we treat god.

I'm not religious anymore, but I like my Dad's theology.
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