tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post7580306161925194641..comments2023-07-13T05:20:07.334-04:00Comments on Reflections from Broadneck Baptist: What's Love Got to Do With It?Abbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823753643734462481noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-12503093931435872812012-04-26T11:50:10.146-04:002012-04-26T11:50:10.146-04:00I'm not sure I get it (maybe not enough Tina T...I'm not sure I get it (maybe not enough Tina Turner music in my life to date).<br /><br />Love seems like the motivation described in these passages, yes? So it should be our motivation for bearing witness (in the embodied, engaged way you described so well last week). Okay, gotcha. I think I'm missing something in your question, though, and I'm trying to find it. Maybe you're getting at the direction and degree. <i>To whom</i> are we bearing witness (generic everybody, anyone who happens to be watching or nearby, family, close friends, aquaintences, etc.)? As to degree, do I continue to "bear witness" to those that reject me or cause trouble for me and those I love most (there's degrees to that, too)? For how long? While I could - on my best days - imagine giving up my life for my friends, I'm pretty sure loving my neighbor as myself is a little different in direction and degree, too. I can bear witness over here, behind this sturdy wall, yeah?<br /><br />Like I said, I think I'm not understanding something here.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507874062503931824noreply@blogger.com