Stop Complaining About “Deconstruction”

Letting People Search For God

The mystery of the Divine is one of those ineffable things that has perplexed humanity for at least as long as we’ve had language to stumble over ourselves in attempting to articulate it.

English and Christianity both seem, at least to me, woefully ill-equipped to even scratch the surface of meaning and create effectively intelligible descriptions of divinity. I’ve found poetry and lyricism often at least as competent, if not more so, in conveying realities that English generally fumbles.

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The narrative of the life of Christ, His crucifixion, and resurrection provide a valuable framework from which to attempt to comprehend and appreciate the depths of the love of God for humanity. I’m in no way arguing to undermine the legitimacy of Christ, or make the church crowd squirm uncomfortably, though I recognize this sort of approach may have that effect, whether intended or not.

If the Church at large had presented a cogent and consistent narrative that also was lived out by the vast majority of its adherents, a deconstruction movement would seem like a pretty unlikely outcome.

If the Church at large had really done right by Christ and humanity, there wouldn’t be all the splintering and petty squabbles that exist now.