I suppose what I've been seeing in today's biblical readings are implications that call into question our culture's superficiality - something Paul called "flesh." I hear the readings warning us against the dominant culture and its rejection of much deeper (spiritual) values firmly founded in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
I'm talking about commitment to social justice, and the identity politics that sides with the poor and oppressed. I'm referring to awakening from cultural slumber and the adoption of woke ways of thinking and acting that are politically correct in terms of coherence between theory and action. My reference is also to judicious suspicion of official stories mouthed by "leaders" who have repeatedly lied to us - even in the face of their accusations about conspiracy theories. All of this, I'm saying, entails complete rejection of hypocrisy hiding behind deflecting complaints of whataboutism.
I at least feel great relief to recognize culturally imposed guilt tripping for what it is. I'm happy to embrace my efforts to be an awakened politically correct social justice warrior identified with the poor and oppressed and alert to conspiracies by the rich and powerful.
All of these are proud labels embodied in countless heroes most of us profess to admire - people like Moses, Sojourner Truth, Gandhi, Martin King, Dorothy Day, William Barber, and Jesus himself. We're in very good company.
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