In the world of language, logos, logic and human reasoning it seems impossible that a person can be 'dust' and also filled with God's love and power: infinite and eternal. And yet the model Jesus shows covers this spectrum of mortal and divine: he was servant, humble, powerful (healer and voice of God's will) and mostly under control (meek in the full and true sense) --all at the same time. He was learned (Rabbi) and skilled craftsman. He spent some meditative, quiet time and also social time among life's high and low. Thus as a model to follow, we, too, should cross boundaries of This World and Not-of-this-world; Worldly mingling and Not-of-this-world presence of mind. Be "in the word/spirit" but also be "of action."
One keyword is 'meek' (humble but powerful) and dictates how to act in the routines of daily life.
Another keyword is (agape or karitas) 'love' as in "these 3 remain: faith, hope, and love" (karitas/charity) and dictates how to approach the routines of daily life (world view).
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