"No coward soul is mine
No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere
I see Heaven's glories shine
And Faith shines equal arming me from Fear
0 God within my breast
Almighty ever-present Deity
Life, that in me hast rest
As I Undying Life, have power in Thee!"
- Emily Bronte, No Coward Soul is Mine (her last poem)
Friday, September 14, 2007
Jollyblogger nails it:
We say that Christians are different, and we are, and one of the main ways we are different from the world is that we don't take offense at offensive behavior or treatment. We are the people who love our enemies, who bless when cursed, who pray for our persecutors. We follow the one who only wanted forgiveness to be shown to those who crucified Him.May this be the mark of the church. Amen.
[Hat Tip: Transforming Sermons]
Statements like this make me squirm. They make me squirm because I know that I should be "different". But, I'm not. I want to be. But, I'm not. "For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate."