Friday, March 09, 2007
Persecutions
WE in the US actually have it pretty easy when it comes to religious persecution right now. People tease and make snide remarks about our faith, sometimes telling us we are full of it because we choose to believe, but not a hard road.
And yet, when confronted with this meanspirited drivel, how to respond.
Someone wrote me a nasty gram about my church and how wicked we were. My first desire was to strike back. After all, I was being insulted for writing about standing out on faith with God even when I felt like I didn't have what it takes. I'm not used to even mild persecution, and that was how I felt.
Then I thought, even this mild stuff is an opportunity to test "Can I walk the walk, or only talk the talk?"
I wrote a prayer instead of an attack, instead. A first small step.
And yet, when confronted with this meanspirited drivel, how to respond.
Someone wrote me a nasty gram about my church and how wicked we were. My first desire was to strike back. After all, I was being insulted for writing about standing out on faith with God even when I felt like I didn't have what it takes. I'm not used to even mild persecution, and that was how I felt.
Then I thought, even this mild stuff is an opportunity to test "Can I walk the walk, or only talk the talk?"
I wrote a prayer instead of an attack, instead. A first small step.
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