tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973346.post112438814549944520..comments2023-10-26T03:53:34.082-07:00Comments on Rose Madrid Swetman: Our DreamsRose Madrid Swetmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546715058262370982noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973346.post-1124990381603358972005-08-25T10:19:00.001-07:002005-08-25T10:19:00.001-07:00I think I’m beginning to catch this vision where h...I think I’m beginning to catch this vision where hands are extended across socio-economic backgrounds to bring about the greater good—that we can identify with each other as humans in need of each other—that we can represent Jesus as compassionate, good, funny, loving and healing…and that will be contagious.<BR/><BR/>What I’m seeing is that as people capture this vision locally, they are taking it globally…but that comment is for another time…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973346.post-1124990345521160042005-08-25T10:19:00.000-07:002005-08-25T10:19:00.000-07:00For every inner city church and para-church organi...For every inner city church and para-church organization that has led the charge for decades in reaching out to the poor in our society, there’s likewise been a withdrawal of the Church from the social fabric of our communities. The church instead drew back and fortified its borders thinking its very life depended on such protection from the harmfulness of our decaying culture. In doing so the heart of our culture, I think, became empty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973346.post-1124990305038181182005-08-25T10:18:00.000-07:002005-08-25T10:18:00.000-07:00Rose asked for responses to the lead thought of wh...Rose asked for responses to the lead thought of what we might “dream” about on the local level for the church today. My thoughts as of late are that I am actually starting to be captivated by the picture of the church rolling up its sleeves along side people from the community to bring about change in the area where we live among those needing it the most– I’m believing we can be the hands and feet of compassion and care for those around us, and that people will see Jesus in the same light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com