| 10.11.02 |
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there is a warm wind from the south blowing through washington tonight. are they still santa anas if we aren't in california? i'd like to think they are just for me. a gift from God. though i don't know why.
this morning we had a guest speaker-pastor from sudan. he greeted us by stating how excited he was to be here, to get to see and meet the people who had been praying for his church. he was finally able to meet his brothers and sisters. he was there to speak about the persecuted church around the world and gave a very passionate description of the growing christian community even amidst persecution. i, however, found myself thinking of my afternoon, the man sitting in front of me and why he keeps turning around, and how i dislike the morning worship songs. i noticed the crowd hesitating to affirm his 'amen's and realized they were probably doing the same thing i was - thinking and caring about other things. then i began to get angry. this man traveled halfway accross the globe to meet us, encourage us and pray with us. and we have to stop and think before we clap and say 'hallelujah'? what is wrong with me? what is wrong with us? i was expecting to be moved and entertained (though i would not have admitted it). and we consider persecution to be a disagreement with a coworker over evolution v. creation? please! what is the consequence of our religious freedom? an apathic, bored, stagnant and spoiled spirit. and, yet, i don't know how to change. how do i change? how do we change? |
| posted by Paige @ 8:52 PM |
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