Imagining the Kingdom

Author and Episcopal priest Stephanie Spellers suggests that instead of imagining a kingdom, a better way for us to understand what Jesus had in mind when he spoke of this script, this new way of living in the world, is to imagine “the dream of God.”

What Jesus calls the kingdom of God is the dream that exists in the imagination of the divine. It’s the intention of God, the original hope for creation, and the ultimate reality for those of us willing to move our imaginations and intentions toward justice, peace, and…