I have always been a BIG fan of Billy Joel who is coming to Toronto in April!!!! Too bad I can't go :-( :-( ...here is one of his songs that sums up pretty well where I am in my faith journey. Thought I'd post it and share it with y'all...
River of Dreams
In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep
From the mountains of faith, to the river so deep
I must be lookin' for something, something sacred I lost
But the river is wide and it's too hard to cross
even though I know the river is wide
I walk down every evening and stand on the shore
I try to cross to the opposite side
So I can finally find what I've been looking for
In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep
Through the valley of fear, to a river so deep
I've been searching for something taken out of my soul
Something I'd never lose, something somebody stole
I don't know why I go walking at night
But now I'm tired and I don't want to walk anymore
I hope it doesn't take the rest of my life
Until I find what it is I've been looking for
In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep
Through the jungle of doubt, to the river so deep
I know I'm searching for something, something so undefined
That it can only be seen by the eyes of the blind
In the middle of the night
Not sure about a life after this,
God knows I've never been a spiritual man
Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river
That is runnin' to the promised land
In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep
Through the desert of the truth, to the river so deep
We all end in the ocean, we all start in the streams
We're all carried along by the river of dreams
In the middle of the night
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Dear Alfred,
Yes, your departure from our church has created a BIG dent in our hearts. I'd like to believe that you will forever be our "brother" because even if you don't come back to ETCBC, as long as you stay tuned with God, we’re still connected like flesh and blood! We love you and we missed you.
Church is a body of believers. To separate the corporation from the entity is like loving the sinners but hating the sins that they commit. For example, christians shouldn't condemn or discriminate the homosexuals for who they are but WHAT they do. We should still extend our love to them despite their sexual preference or "orientation". Isn't that the kind of love that Jesus extended to the woman at the well? She was the outcast of the society but Jesus reached out to her. That's how Jesus reached out to us too because we are just as sinful when we don't give Him glory that's due Him, to say the least! SIN IS SIN.
Unfortunately, christians often are the most hypocritical bunch because they know what they should do but they cannot do it most of the time unless they walk very close to God and are totally dependent on His deliverance in terms of running away from temptations etc. We live in this sinful world and it's like an uphill battle each step of the way!
It takes maturity to understand the difference between the church and the church building. In a normal family, sibling rivalry is common. If they don't fight, they're just odd! Yet in the face of adversity, the siblings stand up for each other because they're rooted the same way! As a family of God, sometimes we don't look at each other eye-to-eye because of our backgrounds and perspectives, but unless there's LOVE that binds us, and forgiveness that sets us free, we'll just be entities in a corporation and not brothers and sisters in Christ!
We are all learning to mature, to be more Christ-like. Release yourself, Alfred, don’t let the words of yesterday hurt you more than you need to be hurt. Afterall, how can we not forgive when He gave us His ALL to forgive us!
A sibling wannabe
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