Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Carrying the Cross
Sadly, it seems that we've been conditioned to believe that the carrying of the cross requires no sacrifice. Masses of Christians have been taught to believe the example of Christ is simply a cautionary tale and not a blueprint for our lives.When we were admonished to not love the world we stubbornly resisted. Choosing rather to embrace the sanitized version of Christ where he serves as nothing more than a genie who grants our wishes.We have contaminated the message of Christ with capitalistic themes.Seeking to align the message of Christ with the elite. Hoping that this alignment will relinquish us from the call of sacrifice that we've most certainly been called to. Truthfully, we must begin to acknowledge that carrying our cross does not lead us into the comfort of privilege but yet pushes us on the path of self-sacrifice. We are expected to challenge the stagnate culture that seeks to engulf humanity in webs of socially induced narcissism. Our cross cannot be an accessory it must fundamentally transform us into revolutionaries for justice. Will we allow for our cross to alter the direction of our lives? Or we will simply allow for our cross to be an afterthought on our journey towards capitalistic defined models of success? The choice is ours what will we choose?
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"Choosing rather to embrace the sanitized version of Christ were he serves as nothing more than a genie who grants our wishes."
ReplyDeleteThat sentence hit me really hard. You know a lot of this is culture. Being Ertirean, and seeing how people outside of the US live I appreciate my life a lot more. Whenever someone is going through something hard, I never heard anyone curse God. Instead they thanked God for giving them life, and knowing that they were given that challenge because he knew they could handle it. Stepping outside of ones world, and understanding that God created the WORLD. Leave the UNITED States, and see what life is like for those who can not afford to have a capitalist mentality.
Nicholas thanks for reminding us about THE CROSS. To whom much truth is given, MUCH is required. When we start understanding how things are in this world, we have to be ready to give up all. God wants ALL, not some. As I live, I am slowly learning more and more about that. It is not easy. But I know when I talk to Him and be perfectly honest with Him, He will allow me to handle it. Thank you for reminding us.
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