Sometimes I Wonder …

Sometimes I wonder …

I wonder if I understand who Jesus is and what He meant by what He said.

I wonder if my knowledge of the gospel is the truest sense of knowledge, by which I mean beyond intellect and wordplay and something evidenced in my approach to life.

I wonder if sometimes the gospel presentation that’s being shared with people is more of a bandage operation where someone is looking for peace, joy, family, money, health or whatever and Jesus can solve those issues but becomes just an iLifegiver more to suit my needs than to challenge my way of living.

I wonder if the presentation of church is more like a club than a body of people transformed by the news that makes them the church.

I wonder if my daughters grow up in an environment where they are aware of the importance of Jesus to such an extent that when they get older they will never forget it.

I wonder what kind of world do I live in where somebody’s death is the focus of such glee and joy while the issue of true justice is not addressed.

I wonder …

To be fair, also sometimes I wonder …

I wonder at the love of God to cause such a tremendous transformation in the lives of people through Jesus Christ.

I wonder how people who have suffered so much still have joy in their heart and remain devoted to Christ and His Church.

I wonder at the amazing forgiveness offered for some of the most heinous crimes ever committed.

I wonder at the faithfulness and diligence of my beloved wife to stick with me through thin and thinner.

I wonder at the exuberance of my youngest daughter as she jumps, jives, points and blahs her way through the world.

Sometimes I wonder … then I just get on with being a wonder meself!

For His Name’s Sake

Shalom

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