prophets of a future not our own words and wisdom series john cardinal dearden archbishop of detroit
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Prophets of a Future Not Our Own
Words and Wisdom Series
John Cardinal DeardenArchbishop of Detroit
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It helps, now and then, to step back and take the long view.
The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision.
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We accomplish in our lifetime only a fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work.
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Nothing we do is complete, which is another way of saying that the kingdom always lies beyond us.
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No statement says all that could be said.
No prayer fully expresses our faith.
No confession brings perfection.
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No pastoral visit brings wholeness.
No program accomplishes the Church’s mission.
No set of goals and objectives includes everything.
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This is what we are about.
We plant the seeds that one day will grow.
We water seeds already planted,
knowing that they hold future promise.
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We lay the foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produces effects far beyond our capabilities.
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We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something and to do it very well.
Call to Action, 1976Detroit
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It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest.
Mass of Promulgation,Synod/69March 1969, Detroit
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We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker.
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We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.
Amen.
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Reflection written for Cardinal Dearden by
then-Msgr. Kenneth Untener on the occasion
of the Mass for Deceased Priests,
October 25, 1979
Archdiocese of Detroit