A Future Not Our Own It helps, now and then, to step back And take the long view. The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, It is beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work. Nothing we do is complete, Which is another way of saying That the kingdom always lies beyond us. No statement says all that could be said. No prayer fully expresses our faith. No confession brings perfection… No set of goals and objectives includes everything. This is what we are about: We plant seeds that one day grow. We water seed already planted. Knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produces effects beyond our capabilities. We cannot do everything And there is a sense of liberation in that. This enables us to do everything, And do it very well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, An opportunity for God’s grace to enter and do the rest. We may never see the results… We are prophets of a future not our own. Archbishop Oscar Romero

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