A Christian take on ying and yang (I don’t know quite what that looks like in real terms, but it’s just what it reminded me of when I first saw it).
This cartoon makes me think about relationship and the fact that even if as Christians – or just people, in fact! – we disagree, at the end of the day that disagreement is nothing compared to the unity we have in being God’s children.
I love it when people from different faiths have a discussion in the context of compassion and with the motive of understanding each other. With listening and understanding comes relationship, and an ability to appreciate and love people who have very different views from ourselves.
Only this afternoon I was talking to my mum about the fact I don’t like it when I feel a group of Christians are ‘boxed in’ by the boundaries set by their viewpoints. Maybe that says more about my issues than the group of people, but still, this cartoon has really summarised what I feel it should all be about.
I guess the idea would – that of not always agreeing, but relating -but as a part of the vows it’s not very romantic.
I think in the future everyone will have a blessing in church for their relationship and the actual legal marriage thing will be a civil signing of a piece of paper and the two won’t always coincide. I’m not too keen to get legally married, but if I were in a relationship, I’d like a church blessing ceremony.
subo… don’t apologise for a bad joke or i’ll feel i’ll have to apologise for all mine… and it’ll be never ending…
how long do you think it might take to apologise for 750+ bad jokes!?
Well I’m not apologising for any dirty jokes, on the basis that kids of my generation were reared on Carry On films, Up Pompei and Benny Hill – what did they expect?
Was thinking of this cartoon yesterday because of something that came up. a disagreement.
What if a persons reason behind thinking what they think is down to some awful awful hurt that they’ve experienced? And for them to just say “Oh, it’s okay, we just feel differently”, make them think that they may be setting you free to cause such horrendous hurt as they have had inflicted on them. It becomes so much harder to say, “Thank you for the chance to relate”
I dunno, I could see it becoming some sort of awful Californian cliche that saves people actually responding, ‘Thank you for the chance to relate – you have a nice day now! It’s too vague.
ooh, i’ve never been first before, if i am?!
I love that cartoon. If only we would listen more to each other’s story.
Comment by Kim — July 7, 2009 @ 2:24 pm
If I could Fave this, Flickr style – I would. Brilliant.
Comment by christine Gill — July 7, 2009 @ 3:41 pm
More people, and more peoples, need to be doing this.
(we will kindly dodge the question whether more of this needs to be done by myself)
Comment by Forrest — July 7, 2009 @ 3:55 pm
I have been espousing these values all day! Have been largely cheesed off by the lack of it!
Amen!
Comment by Robb — July 7, 2009 @ 4:10 pm
This is flippin’ beautiful!
A Christian take on ying and yang (I don’t know quite what that looks like in real terms, but it’s just what it reminded me of when I first saw it).
This cartoon makes me think about relationship and the fact that even if as Christians – or just people, in fact! – we disagree, at the end of the day that disagreement is nothing compared to the unity we have in being God’s children.
I love it when people from different faiths have a discussion in the context of compassion and with the motive of understanding each other. With listening and understanding comes relationship, and an ability to appreciate and love people who have very different views from ourselves.
Only this afternoon I was talking to my mum about the fact I don’t like it when I feel a group of Christians are ‘boxed in’ by the boundaries set by their viewpoints. Maybe that says more about my issues than the group of people, but still, this cartoon has really summarised what I feel it should all be about.
Cheers! Love it.
Comment by Hayles — July 7, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
I can’t think of a real life story that I have ever heard that when all the facts wer known didn’t have two sides.
Great sentiment!
Comment by Miriworm — July 7, 2009 @ 5:33 pm
new liturgy competition, for same sex commitment celebrations
Comment by subo — July 7, 2009 @ 9:22 pm
Huh? What was that, Subo? Sounded more like an announcement than a comment. Splain please…
Comment by Tiggy — July 7, 2009 @ 9:32 pm
sorry Tiggy, my out of place humour again
- a gay friend of mine was looking for ideas for liturgy for same sex union’s a while ago
and I mistakenly thought the pic would make a good line for a commitment service, bit thin, apologies all round
Comment by subo — July 8, 2009 @ 7:36 am
I guess the idea would – that of not always agreeing, but relating -but as a part of the vows it’s not very romantic.
I think in the future everyone will have a blessing in church for their relationship and the actual legal marriage thing will be a civil signing of a piece of paper and the two won’t always coincide. I’m not too keen to get legally married, but if I were in a relationship, I’d like a church blessing ceremony.
Comment by Tiggy — July 8, 2009 @ 8:04 am
Beautiful
Thank you
Comment by MMP — July 8, 2009 @ 8:23 am
subo… don’t apologise for a bad joke or i’ll feel i’ll have to apologise for all mine… and it’ll be never ending…
how long do you think it might take to apologise for 750+ bad jokes!?
Comment by jonbirch — July 8, 2009 @ 9:14 am
Aren’t we supposed to forgive our neighbor 750 times 750?
Comment by Forrest — July 8, 2009 @ 9:46 am
Superb mate!
Comment by beatthedrum — July 8, 2009 @ 10:55 am
Well I’m not apologising for any dirty jokes, on the basis that kids of my generation were reared on Carry On films, Up Pompei and Benny Hill – what did they expect?
Comment by Tiggy — July 8, 2009 @ 12:11 pm
OEH! REALLY LIKE THIS ONE!!!!!
Comment by HisGal — July 8, 2009 @ 12:29 pm
Was thinking of this cartoon yesterday because of something that came up. a disagreement.
What if a persons reason behind thinking what they think is down to some awful awful hurt that they’ve experienced? And for them to just say “Oh, it’s okay, we just feel differently”, make them think that they may be setting you free to cause such horrendous hurt as they have had inflicted on them. It becomes so much harder to say, “Thank you for the chance to relate”
Comment by christine Gill — July 10, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
I dunno, I could see it becoming some sort of awful Californian cliche that saves people actually responding, ‘Thank you for the chance to relate – you have a nice day now! It’s too vague.
Comment by Tiggy — July 10, 2009 @ 7:33 pm