Out of it, in each generation, there springs a unique response to the world, a response of love and commitment whatever the world's condition may happen to be. Where this unique response is present there is the Church of Jesus Christ, that community of faith which, like the mature mustard tree, gives shelter and protection to all around. The fact that the Church provides such shelter and protection will never change for it is rooted in the life of Christ himself. However, the form and manner of that provision will inevitably change for our perspectives change and each generation demands a different form of response. Yet, the essence remains the same.
Love can adapt itself to every phase of a changing world.
Our generation has, it seems, lost faith with institutions and systems of authority and needs to develop more immediate more personal powers of insight and communication applicable to our present and future needs. Small', we are told, 'is beautiful' and 'weakness' the most powerful weapon in the world. These are lessons that independent catholicism has to take to heart. We need educated leaders and charismatic teachers who will guide us along paths that, because they are of the Spirit, are 'ever ancient and ever new' and lead to the waters of life.