Update
I have been so scattered in my
disciplines that I have not been writing in my blog. I am still reading a chapter a week of
Luke-Acts though I did get behind. I am
trying to get caught up. In doing so I
will try to write insights that strike in my readings. So stay tuned.
I did want to write about some
rambling thoughts that I have had. It is
the time of political mayhem. I
sometimes wonder if those who are running for office really want to be elected
or do they just want to criticize one another and those who were duly elected
into office. I am amazed of the energy
they spend putting each other down and how they avoid speaking to what they
stand for and will attempt to do. Personally I would rather if someone is going
to be critical that they offer up an alternative solution to what they
object. Occasionally, I have seen some
of that but mostly not. I guess that it
is easier to say nothing of substance so that they will not have to be held to
promises. I should know better as those
even I have supported in the past fail to follow through with what they said
they were going to try to accomplish.
While I am rolling along, there is
another thing that causes me to pause.
That is those who post quotes on Facebook. The quotes are often good especially if one
is quoting some famous person or family therapist. Somehow that is less impressive to me than
does the person quoting someone else actually are changed by what they have put
there. When I was a therapist in the mental health center, I would often have
clients who would develop insight to what they were experiencing. My comment to them was knowledge is maybe the
start but if this doesn’t lead to some sort life change, it is useless. I would rather see someone choose to behave
differently than someone who can quote the latest self-help book or even the
Bible. We are called to be transformed
not just in our knowledge but to live that out in the world.
I know that I will not influence
those who continue to put out those quotes and not saying that they should not
share. I pray that what they put out is
what they are willing to do in their lives.
By the way, I include myself. As
I said in a recent sermon, how we act toward others and toward God tells more
about our true beliefs than our words.
