Most of us have experienced paradigm shifts that have radically changed our thinking:
- From seeing the church as a building/organization to a living, organic system
- From honoring a special class of clergy to seeing that all are priests and ministers
- From viewing the church as a come-and-sit service to a go-and-incarnate movement
But, we, as Christians, often like to camp out where we are and smugly declare, “Now I have the truth.”
Yet, Paul clearly states that we all see through a glass darkly.
Perhaps what we need to learn, more than anything else, is to stay open to learning WHATEVER the Holy Spirit wants to teach us next. Perhaps the best thing we can do is pray the prayer of openness: “Lord, help me set aside everything I think I know that I may hear You more clearly.”