Life is an adventure, especially one walked by faith, which means I have no idea where I am headed, but I am moving in that direction anyway.  That's just what Father Abe set out to do.  You and I are on such a journey, too.  We're doing it each our own way, all, I trust, at the Master's direction. 

 I'm discovering that the world doesn't like someone marching to the beat of a different drummer, to quote Thoreau.  In today's world we call it politically correct speech.  Funny thing about PC speech.  I hear political and religious liberals and conservatives alike accusing each other of forcing PC speech on the rest of the world.  In other words, everybody's doing it and accusing everyone else of doing it.  The result is there is a lot of fear-induced conformity in both the Church and the World.

 Well, let's start a new fad.  Let's baptize ourselves in the Master's grace and then start loving each other no matter what we say or do, all the while urging each other (through truth and love) to speak and act honestly and lovingly whenever we do talk or act.  By doing this, we just might discover what Authentic Community is all about.

 What do you think?