Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Monastery.


On the weekend I have enjoyed traveling to Slovakian Monastery.  You will hear more
about that.  But the questions I had raised interesting perspectives.

During Communism, these Monks really had two options:  play the game that was asked
of them by the Secret Police and pledge your allegiance to the Sovereign State OR
be jailed and/or killed. 

The first choice one must renounce their allegiance to God and to faithful living and in the
second, one must face prison or execution. 

I wonder how these Monasteries have survived.  I wonder how Christian witness has survived.
I wonder about the choices we make every day without thinking that they are choices.

Mostly I give thanks.

J

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