Robinson: religiosity in Christian dress?

Sunday, July 11, 2010
    Feast of Benedict of Nursia, Father of Western Monasticism, c.550
Meditation:
    [Jesus:] “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
    “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’”
    —Matthew 25:37-40 (NIV)
Quotation:
    The test of worship is how far it makes us more sensitive to the “beyond in our midst,” to the Christ in the hungry, the naked, the homeless, and the prisoner. Only if we are more likely to recognize him there after attending an act of worship is that worship Christian rather than a piece of religiosity in Christian dress.
    ... John A. T. Robinson (1919-1983), Honest to God, London: SCM Press, 1963, Westminster John Knox Press, 2003, p. 90 (see the book)
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, lead me to true worship of You. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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