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Paul was so zealous to squash this “movement” that he went and offered himself as a bounty hunter to the religious authorities so he could hunt down these people who followed “The Way.” Need I remind you of the Apostle Paul? When the church was in its infancy, Paul was a Pharisee threatened by the insurgency being created by these rabble rousers who followed an itinerant rabbi put to death by the Roman authorities. God’s grace can take a heinous murderer and turn him into the world’s greatest evangelist. Grace, God’s grace is the only thing that will save us, and I need it in abundance, not only today, but everyday, so I’ll focus on His grace today, rather than my distrust. Ephesians 2: 8 – 10 (New Living Translation He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. And you can’t take credit for this it is a gift from God. I am going to chose this morning to allow my mind to be drawn to what has been called the Magna Carta of grace:Ĩ God saved you by his grace when you believed. Why? Because as I ponder the trust deficit among us, I am concerned about the part I’ve played in increasing that deficit, and I am reminded of how much I need grace. Rather, I’m going to chose another word–grace. Trust, or the lack thereof, is on my mind this morning, but I refuse to let distrust dominate my thoughts today. I could probably go on, but I hope you get my point. I don’t know, these seem to only be scratching the surface of where people are displaying their mistrust of the educational institution.
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Let’s see? What are people distrustful of? “Progressive” curriculum. Of course, there is a growing distrust of our educational institutions, as well. Let’s face it, the Roman Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal, the split in the Anglican communion and the soon-coming split in the United Methodist Church has created an environment where trust has been greatly diminished in the venerable institution that is called “The Church.” I could write more on the lack of trust in the church, but it wouldn’t be helpful in restoring trust (it might actually hurt), and as disciples of Jesus Christ, we’ve been committed the ministry of reconciliation, so I’ll just move on from the topic. I could expand the thought to include the lack of trust that exists in the religious world, too. The government pretty much returns the favor. Average everyday citizens don’t trust the government. Hardly anyone trusts anyone else these days. Actually, what’s on my mind in the trust that is lacking in our world today. There is one word on my mind today that I really should write about. I suppose this is your invitation to join me in my scattered thoughts. Paraphrasing an old preacher: “It’s better to have something to write than to have to write something.” Yet, I write for the sake of writing.
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Of course, if you’re going to write, it helps to have something to write about. No, there’s no law that says I do, and it’s only been a few weeks since I didn’t write on a Tuesday (I wrote on Wednesday that week), but writing has become a discipline for me, so it is a way for me to hold myself accountable. It’s Tuesday! That means I have to write something.