Are we to believe
that God is a choosing God
who chooses some
to be above the law
and others
to be beneath contempt?
Are we to believe
that God is a choosing God
who chooses
that some lives matter more than others
on the basis of race or creed or colour
on the basis of gender identity
or sexual orientation
Are we to believe
that God is a choosing God
who chooses that the richest 1%
should own half the worlds wealth?
Are we to believe
that God is a choosing God
who chooses that God’s church
and only part of it at that
contains all of the truth?
Are we to believe
that God is a choosing God
who chooses on the basis of economical robustness
which ‘marks of mission’
are still valid when things get tough?
Are we to believe
that God is a choosing God
who chooses that some skills
are more valuable than others
and some ministries
are more important than others?
Are we to believe
that God is a choosing God
who chooses out of God’s triune nature
sometimes to be creator
sometimes to be redeemer
sometimes to be sustainer?
YES!
GOD IS A CHOOSING GOD
CHOOSING TO STAND
AND TO LIE DOWN
WITH ALL WHO ARE OPPRESSED
BY THE INJUSTICE IN OUR WORLD
CHOOSING TO SIT AT TABLE
WITH ALL THOSE CONSIDERED EXPENDABLE
CHOOSING TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES
OF THOSE WHO ARE SILENCED
BY AUTHORITY
BE IT GOVERNMENT OR STATE OR CHURCH
CHOOSING TO EXERT A WHOLE OTHER ECONOMY
THE TRIUNE GOD
CREATOR, REDEEMER, SUSTAINER
STANDS WITH THE POWERLESS
WEEPS WITH THE HELPLESS
AND CRADLES
IN NAIL TORN HANDS
EVERY DELICATE
PRECIOUS
GOD BREATHED LIFE
THROWING THE VULNERABILITY OF GOD
INTO THE RING OF HUMANKIND
IN ALL ITS BEAUTY AND BRUTALITY
YES!
GOD
CREATOR
REDEEMER
SUSTAINER
IS A CHOOSING GOD.
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