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11.09.03 - 3:48 pm As I write, there's a banner ad at the top of this page that has a quote from Jesus: "In the world you will find trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world." Reading that just made me realize how accustom I am to Christianity to not be surprised or disdainful that a man who walked around on the earth claimed to have overcome it. If anyone else said that, and I'd tag him to be full of bosh and nonsense. It's nice to have something-- Someone-- to believe in, though. No, Christianity isn't merely a saftey blanket for me (if it were easy more people would believe it), but it does bring lots of peace. I've realized lately that I need to stop underestimating people, especially those younger than me. Yesterday one pointed out that being on this earth is the worst it's going to get for Christians, but for the unsaved, this is the best it's going to get. While we will have an eternity of happiness, they will be lucky to have one incredible moment. As she said, "The contrast is startling." Hmm. I didn't mean to come here and say any of that. Really, I don't even know why I came. It'd been a while, that's all. Every day I overcome something, and every day I'm made aware of other things I must overcome. I'm a wealth of mini-epiphanies, but I just get the feeling that they only matter to me.
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