Christmastime thought for 2013
For once I'm not down at Christmas. YAY!!! So exciting. However, my heart is sore from the way people are fighting, bickering. My heart is sore for Christianity in America. I'm tired of everything being a fight. I'm tired of hearing from both sides. Am I saying that Christians shouldn't stand up for what they believe? No, not at all. But I'm tired of us saying something, them being outraged, us fighting back. It wears a person down. And that's satan's goal; either that we stop fighting because we're tired or that we get so consumed with defending ourselves that we fail to realize that we're full of anger and pride.
There are times when I feel very heavily the "long defeat." "I am a Christian...[so] I do not expect ‘history’ to be anything but a ‘long defeat’..." (Tolkien, emphasis mine). It makes me weary. Thankfully I know how it turns out after 'history.'
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And teach us in her ways to go.
Refrain
O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Refrain
O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,
And be Thyself our King of Peace.
Refrain
Amen. Come LORD JESUS!
There are times when I feel very heavily the "long defeat." "I am a Christian...[so] I do not expect ‘history’ to be anything but a ‘long defeat’..." (Tolkien, emphasis mine). It makes me weary. Thankfully I know how it turns out after 'history.'
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
O come, O come, Emmanuel,And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And teach us in her ways to go.
Refrain
O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Refrain
O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,
And be Thyself our King of Peace.
Refrain
Amen. Come LORD JESUS!
posted by melilotnfosco | 1:25 AM
7 Comments:
Completely agree. It is wearying. (Is that a word? It's not underlined in red...) And it makes me think of a quote I'm sure you put on here once, but of course you won't know what I'm talking about or be able to find it. Something about begging people to err on the side of love or something. You're right, we need to check our motivations. Are we really trying to obey God and love our neighbor, or do we just want to prove ourselves right? (And I'm guilty of it too, of course.) *Sigh.*
Oh, and praise God that you're happy at Christmas! I hope that rubs off on me some. :)
"All my life, I've seen a world that hates evil more than it loves good. I beg you to look to the good..." - 'Martin Luther' (the movie)
that one?
and yes, wearying is a word :)
That might be it. It applies either way. :)
Reminds me of the song "I'm Worn"...and, yes, if feel that way too...
Hurray for happy!
And yes, to all the rest.
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