I'm still sitting in the waiting room. Still wondering why the Episcopal Church split. The liberal wing has nearly empty churches, and the conservative wing has nearly empty churches. What have they achieved? Nothing.
I want to point out that yesterday's mass readings were about Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch. A eunuch was a non person, forbidden from community in Judaism. Yet, the Spirit told Philip to go to that chariot. Why? He ended up baptizing him. Why? He was unclean for God sake people.
The gospel then quotes Jesus as saying, "No one comes to me unless the Father calls him." Well that means the unclean, community cutoff, ball less eunuch, was CALLED to the Father? Again, why?
I fight contempt for both sides. I fight the need to spit at you all, liberal and conservative, so proud of yourselves for destroying the body of Christ. You should all be covered in shame.
What happened to Christ today, yesterday, and forever!
What happened to nothing can separate us from the Love of God in Christ Jesus!
What happened to faith?
Oh, right, biblical fundamentalism, and the pretense that Anglicanism has anything left to say. My concern now is does the Roman church have anything left to say?
"The love of Christ be damned, I want my Agenda NOW."
Isn't that what we are really saying? Be honest with yourself. Stop pretending your defending some orthodoxy that never was anything more than a cover for another agenda.
Is Christ the center of your life?
Is Christ the very breath you breathe?
Is Christ the food of your soul?
Is Christ anything to you, other than a name to put on an agenda?
I am thinking very seriously of closing this blog down. I see so little in Christianity that makes me proud of the faith. Only those who pray for the world, only those who work for the poor, the starving, the dying. Other than that, I don't have much left to say.
Good night. And Good Luck.
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3 comments:
Close the Blog if you feel it is coming between you and Jesus (I did it with mine), but don't close your blog if it is 'giving up' in frustration. Better to confront what you see as the failing of the Church from within than without.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke
Ya know, George. I'm having the same thoughts. Do I really want to give up? Or do I want to open a completely separate blog where I can fight the fight?
Steve the idea of a new blog for you crossed my mind to (but was unsure if I had the right to offer that suggestion up) so maybe it is something to consider.
Can I suggest you do it with a view to standing against the abduction of Jesus by some factions of the church (not all of it) in love with He who is LOVE rather than in anger. I know I would struggle to humble myself to do that 'righteous indignation' is a lot easier but I am thinking that fire would burn out long before the flame of a candle on a blogtop would.
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