you don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note
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“You don’t get harmony
when everybody sings the
same notes” Doug Floyd
No matter who we are and
where we go. We are rarely
able to get past the burden of
how people see us - and of how
we see each other.
It is our nature to label and judge
people.We like to categorize
them, and fit then into nice easy slots, so that the way we
see the world is simple, and superficial
And thus, deal with those we don’t agree with….by eliminating
those people...by exclusion, and when
we get really good at it – even by simple
words- or a look…
But above the loud voices that say
I will only like you if you are like me.
We must remember“You don’t get harmony when
everybody sings the same notes”
Doug Floyd
We are asked to change the rules
about how we behave towards one another, and about what matters in life. To get beyond our
categories of who we think people are – and see them for
who they can become.
This task is overwhelming.But we are in good
company when we feel discouraged and
overwhelmed by the task before us.
An ancient story tells us that Jesus sent a small,
disorganized, discouraged group of people out
with nothing.
Just for clarification – their task was not to
make sure that everybody becomes a
Christian (for this word meant nothing at the time)
nor were they supposed to get
everybody to come to church
Their job was simple be completely dependent
on one another. If we want to be people
who live in the way, we have to Rely on each
other
Understandthat though we are
different we are one.
You must learn to take you place in the great song of life and
faith… which sometimes means you stand at the other end of the choir from those
with who you disagree
But you sing out your part…of the
Harmony.We can not keep
from singing.
May we be assured that God takes
our loud, out of tune,
messed up words, missed cued efforts, and puts them into
perfect harmony
Faith nurtured and hearts comforted,
gifts shared for the good of all,resistance to the forces that
exploit and marginalize,fierce love
in the face of violence,human dignity defended,members of a community
held and inspired corrected and comforted,
creation’s mendingInstruments of the
harmony of the universe
Laugh when you can;
Apologize when you should;And Let Go
of what you can’t change
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