In the Gospels Jesus is challenged again and again, invited to participate in arguments. “Why was this man born blind?” Or, “Your followers eat without doing the ritual washing of hands!” His responses are always to bring the questions back to an individual, personal challenge. He is not concerned with theological or doctrinal orthodoxy, but only with the cultivation of God-consciousness in the persons to whom he speaks. His unexpectedly oblique responses always bring the questions back to the development of my soul. “That the grace of God may be revealed.”
I pray that my response to life will be like this; I pray that the tumult and distractions of the world will instigate in me only a grace-full response. Please God, allow me to be in the world without being of the world. Allow me to be concerned primarily and continuously with the acceptance and sharing of Your grace.
Nick Hilton - Reflections 