"Finally, I suspect that it is by entering that deep place inside us where our secrets are kept that we come perhaps closer than we do anywhere else to the One who, whether we realize it or not, is of all our secrets the most telling and the most precious we have to tell." Frederick Buechner
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
An apology
Someone left a comment on yesterday's post about feeling uncomfortable, as a person in recovery, about saying "Hi, I'm ____ and I'm a Christian."
A friend who is a young law student wrote on her FB yesterday that she had been verbally accosted on the street outside her university by a woman who yelled at her that studying law was a waste of time and that she should study scripture instead.
I think we, as Christians, have a great deal for which to apologize.
Jesus can be as much of a mind altering substance or a power trip for some people than any hallucinogenic drug or demagogue or tyrant.
Just listen to this young poet. Take in the poetry, the rhythm, the meter, the content, the message of his words.
You may need to listen a few times before it all sinks in.
Then, consider whether or not you need to apologize.
And, then, decide what you want to do about it.
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Very horrible and very true.
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