[383.1] LONGING NOT POSSESSION

"The community of faith is a community of longing, not possession. It is for those who have glimpsed something of the divine, as well as for those who have not, but long to. It is for those who have achieved some level of discipline and control in their lives and for those who have not, but long to. St Augustine once described the Church as a school for sinners, not a museum for saints. It should be as wide as humanity; it should include all who wish to be attached to it; it should welcome their desire to explore the mystery that besets us."

From Dancing On The Edge by Richard Holloway, former Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus in the Scottish Episcopal Church

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