tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306627563203710280.post6923295976039554492..comments2022-11-20T08:08:40.149-08:00Comments on hOlybytes: Debra Asishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11473546155592177064noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306627563203710280.post-60674283914797762322011-06-04T09:13:13.782-07:002011-06-04T09:13:13.782-07:00Jesus prays to God the Father who is seemingly far...Jesus prays to God the Father who is seemingly far away. In the same breath he acknowledges that God the Father is also near in the person of Jesus, who is one with the Father. Jesus asserts that the “only true God,” the One both near and distant, is to be known by humankind, not simply to be known in an intellectual manner, but in his words, “…so that they (humankind) may be one, as we (God the Father and the Son) are one.” The gap between what is near and what is distant is bridged in the lived experience of Jesus and in the lived experience of human persons. This is glorification!<br /><br />Glory, doxa, is more than praising the magnificence and majesty of distant God. Glory is more than the exalted state of the Christ after he finished the work on earth given to him by the Father. Glory includes the human experience of participating in the “only true God,” being one “as we (the Father and Jesus) are one.” By making the will and the way of the Father and of the Son known on earth, by “finishing the work,” given to us, we humans also participate in the glory of God; we too are blessed, transfigured and raised up (glorified) with Jesus.<br /><br />Incomprehensible God, founding red star furnaces, forever forging life; <br />Indigenous God, humming fragrant hymns, tendering naked flesh; <br />One true God, blessing of all that is, help me to finish the work on earth<br />that You have given to me, that I too may taste Your Glory. AmenDebra Asishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473546155592177064noreply@blogger.com