Most days I feel like there has to be more. Granted, I have a relationship with Christ, but I cannot help but feel that we have it completely wrong. Yesterday at work, an Evangelical Catholic (didn't know those existed?!) was witnessing to my boss and made the comment that Evangelical Christians are the most hypocritical of all faiths. Somehow, I felt bold and decided to tell him that yes, I was an Evangelical Christian. I definitely rained on his parade, but my plan was not to be aggressive. In fact, I wasn't going to argue or even state my views. I have found that listening to differing opinions is one of the most educational experiences. I take it as a lesson, how are people viewing us Christians? Sadly, my conclusions have been nothing but heartbreaking. The worst part was that I could not disagree with him. We are the most hypocritical. Jesus says, "feed the poor" we pretend like they don't exist. Jesus tells us to not seek after the world, we obsessively buy materialistic things (I'm the most guilty of all). But what if we have missed it? I believe it was Shane Claiborne that pointed out how as Christians we fight for pro-life. Yes, pro-life is Biblical, but shouldn't we say "hey, we are pro-life, and we will adopt your babies." I once heard that if just one family in every church adopted...there would be no orphans in America. Is that not insane? I so desperately feel like we are failing America. In fact, I'd say that if Jesus came and was running an evangelistic circuit that 90% of the American congregants would dislike Him. Why? Because we are complacent but Christ is consistently passionate (shout out to Pastor Ray--he said this Sunday). I'm not preaching to anyone but myself. I am just heartbroken, and mostly overwhelmed. I see where I have failed but I have no clue how to fix the pieces. Wait, a thought just hit me. Jesus. He fixes pieces. But still. I feel that I have a role, I just don't know how to fulfill it. I'm still searching. Maybe Shane Claiborne's The Irresistible Revolutionwill help. Peace & Blessings.
Brigitte
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