Today I’m spending a lot of time working on computers-it’s part of the job. I read a great book last night called Blue Like Jazz. It’s written in a different sort of way, so when you pick it up, come with an open mind. I read last night how the author and some friends were going to college at a major party school. They decided, on one of the biggest party weekends of the year to set up a confessional booth in the middle of campus–but here’s the catch–they were going to confess the sins of Christians when people came into the booth, now listen to their confessions… I thought that was a great idea. I think sometimes we forget what a negative stereotype people have about the church and Christians. Even though the small group that built the booth had not personally hurt a lot of people, participated in the Crusades or any ethnic cleanings in the name of God, they realized that they could be a part of the healing process for those that had formed ideas about Christians because of those who had done those evil things. The lesson for us can be to remember that no matter how we are trying to represent Jesus, there are a lot of people who have misrepresented Him, and we are stuck with the consequences. So instead of passing the buck and pretending like it doesn’t effect us, we can take responsibility for what some of done in the name of Christianity, and try to live a life that points people to the true heart of Jesus.
I pray for all of us who are learning how to be in the world but not of the world, that we would not be satisfied to be associated with Christianity, but live a life that would portray Jesus Himself. Much Love.
