Are you an Edge Walker?

Walking on the edge of Faith

The following is quoted from Richard Rohr's Daily Meditation for Friday, September 15, 2023:  Week Thirty-Seven: Edge of the Inside,  [The Center for Action and Contemplation Center for Action and Contemplation <meditations@cac.org]

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“Cofounder of the Wild Church Network, Victoria Loorz introduces “edge walkers” who connect across faith traditions: 

My personal spirituality is rooted in the Christ tradition—a term I prefer over Christian, which is a label I find difficult to swallow these days. Rather, I see myself as an “Edgewalker,” wandering along the hemlines of the Christ tradition. I stand at the inside edge of a tradition that has brought many people, including me, deep pain and has also brought many people, including me, deep joy and meaning…. I’ve adopted this term, edgewalker, from nature writer Terry Tempest Williams. [1] The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature describes her edgewalking as traveling “the narrow space between the religious tradition she credits for having ‘forged her soul,’ and her direct and very personal experiences in nature that have revealed a truth of their own.” [2]  

“Perhaps you are an edge walker too. Edgewalkers occupy a thin space and are by definition a bit lonely. Most people inhabit the vast spaces on both sides of edges. But those of us called to the thresholds—the edges between—live in this thin space and recognize one another when we meet. The edges between biosystems are called ecotones. These thresholds usually contain the most biodiversity and therefore are the most resilient….” 

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It scares me to talk about this. I haven’t always been an Edgewalker.