The call of Christ is to community. Somehow the church has turned the inner war
we all fight into a private little war that only get attention at the bypass on
the way to monthly communion. The war
rages and cannot be hidden.
We have put into private counseling rooms what needs to be
shared openly so we do not think we are alone in our struggle against sin. We do not talk to each other. We do not confess our sin and reach out to
our parents and elders seeking Godly counsel in the way to fight this war.
When sin becomes public we shoot our wounded and use them as
an example of what not to do. Instead of
loving restoration we judge and condemn.
We mask our own sin and feed on the gossip about the sins of
others. Jesus has called us to community. We are to commune over our common private
wars and care for each other.
As I face the daily war and write about I often find that I
wonder who I can really tell my heart to and find common ground. The call is to community. The call is to unite in Christ and together
wage the inner war by sharing our burdens an carrying the burdens of others.
The war will rage on in my heart until it stops. The war rages in yours as well Dear
Reader. I will not judge you but will
pray that we both fight for the light and not the darkness. There are no secular issues. We cannot dismiss Christ from anything in our
lives and hope to prosper. I can only
hope to follow him, die to self, and moment by moment fight the good
fight. Fortunately I have God’s grace to
aide me.
So it is I that must die to my own selfishness and let
Christ live out redemption through me.
At the end of it all I want to have accomplished some for Christ. I want my life to matter in the great campaign
for redemption of man. All my fallen
nature wants is a better video of game and calorie free ice cream. So the war continues and I pray that I fight
well. I pray the same for you.
Make my life a prayer
to you
I wanna do what you
want me to
No empty words and no
white lies
No token prayers no
compromise
I wanna shine the
light you gave
Through your son you sent
to save us
From ourselves and our
despair
It comforts me to know
you're really there
Well I want to thank
you now
For being patient with
me
Oh it's so hard to see
When my eyes are on me
I guess I'll have to
trust
And just believe what
you say
Oh you're coming again
Coming to take me away
I wanna die and let
you give
Your life to me so I
might live
And share the hope you
gave me
The love that set me
free
I wanna tell the world
out there
You're not some fable
or fairy tale
That I've made up
inside my head
You're God the son and
you've risen from the dead
I wanna die and let
you give
Your life to me so I
might live
And share the hope you
gave me
The love that set me
free
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store."
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