Dreams About News?
OK, this is clearly a sign of reading way too much news. Last night I had a dream that I was visiting Colorado Springs, and was discussing recent local events with a waitress at a local pancake house. She decided that Haggard’s accuser was the worse sinner, because he tempted a good man (Haggard) away from his moral life.
I countered that in fact Haggard was the sinner because he was not only dishonest to his wife and family, but also to an entire congregation to which he argued from a position of moral authority. His accuser’s choices hurt no one that we know of, however his choices hurt many many people. But of course we are all sinners, and while it is for Haggard’s family to find their own healing, I let the waitress know that it was my hope that this incident would open the eyes of some in the New Life parish that no one speaks with complete authority. In particular you can’t rely solely on religious hierarchy for your moral compass. Life is difficult and you need to your God given ability for critical thought to make it through. You can’t just say some magic words and make it all better.
And then I woke up with a killer headache and a craving for pancakes and the fresh mountain air. And now that I wrote this down, I am realizing that my subconscious is indoctrinating me with modern Lutheran theology. I think I am getting stranger as I get older.