The World is Askew

The world is askew.

First of all there are earthquakes and floods and hurricanes and storms everywhere.

Second, two supposedly fine examples of Christian men have been exposed as sinners.

Now, this may be a good thing, in that Christ came to save sinners and all that, but then these people are supposed to be living for him.

I don't understand.

Then on Sunday I was told I couldn't be contentious because Jesus isn't. I'm sorry. That is wrong.

A definition of contentious:

"involving or likely to cause controversy"

Anyone who knows anything at all about Jesus must notice that this is the very definition of the Messiah, the very reason he apparently came.

Some people think Jesus was lovey-dovey floodle woodle (a sissy). I don't think he was.

He argued with people and he knew what he was arguing about.

Sure, he was loving and compassionate but passionately so. So much so that he condemned those who chose to live differently despite knowing how they should live.

And now we have turned Jesus into an icon, a commodity, an asset. He was angry at some sellers in the temple, imagine his utter fury now! We have commercialised the one entity that shows commercialism to be a waste of our zealous energy.

Why not let us refind the Messiah who was passionate for love, for serving and for healing?

This blog sets out to search for truth, and I have not yet claimed to have found it, not all of it anyway, but I do think some can be found in a life that desires to love and serve, giving all that one can. Just look at those who have done it; Mother Teresa, Gandhi, Mandela. These are the people that are revered because they have given their all to make the world less askew. Today and onwards, I also intend to make the world less askew. Will you?