Radical Gratitude

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Commentary -

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Discussion Notes - will post notes later

Q1. Do you agree with Mary Jo that we are an imperial society and our dissatisfaction is mainly due to our culture of money?
Q2. What would Jesus do? What might the United Church do? What might we do?

References & Videos Related to Session

John Dominic Crossan - Jesus and Empire. A leading Jesus scholar backgrounds how Christianity was born in a context of Empire. And how different were the reactions of John and Jesus to the power of Empire. A lesson for our own time, when the consequence of economic injustice is again ?global?, as in Jesus? time.

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Session # 2	Radical Gratitude by Mary Jo Leddy
	Chapter 2 - Perpetual Dissatisfaction
"This book is about ordinary grace, which is here for the asking. For free. ... It is about authentic liberation in a culture ... that is chronically dissatisfied. " p 5 "In a culture of money, that which can neither be bought nor sold is Holy. ... the goodness of beginnings is Holy. ... that which pulls us to the point of our being is Holy. ... those who are grateful are Holy." p173