Friday, November 28, 2008
random reflections...
How depraved this world has become that people would resort to violence as the only way to solve their problems or simply just to make a statement. In light of the recent Mumbai attacks and the political chaos in Thailand, I see this world spiralling downwards into a pit of perpetual darkness.
Extreme fundamentalists groups have their own set of ideals and laws which adhere to what I would call, a strand of brainless-waste-of-time-barbaric-and-abhorrent principles, if 'principles' is even a right word to describe what these people [or animals/beasts/creatures that don't belong on the face of this planet] operate by. At least once in their lives I'm sure they possessed the capabilities to differentiate between what's right from the complete departure of their senses when doing something. Seeing how this world has become, that sense of discernment has certainly gone down the gutter, or been so warped and twisted by the people heading these extremist movements that all that their puppet-ish lives have to offer them depends very much on the people controlling the strings. The founding members of these groups seem kind of petty in a way. Just because they felt that someone or something has picked on them doesn't give them the right to take countless of lives, a majority of whom are innocent. Sometimes I feel as though they derive some sort of sadistic thrill from all the bloodshed. It's certainly not going to change the way the world feels about their principles, or lack of, and certainly not going to force people to give in to them, so their wasting their time and the time of others, and it is stupid to think that only through violence can one attain anything.
So here's the struggle that I face. As a Christian, we're called to love everyone, and pray for our enemies. I don't know about the rest of you out there, but I find great difficulty in loving these people. If there's anything to be admired about them, it's the zeal that they possess in standing up for their beliefs. Yet I condemn their methods of execution. Man has fallen so deep into the pit that it's hard for humankind to climb back out while relying on our own strengths alone. It is heartbreaking, I'm sure, for God to see the world that His Son suffered so much at the cross for become a writhing cesspool of corruption, sin and general blackness. Yet it is always darkest before the dawn, and our hopes are placed in the coming of Jesus Christ again, and as we anticipate that glorious day when everything will once again be beautiful and perfect, we begin to live with a vision and a hope that this darkness will not last too long.
As Christmas comes again, I do pray for some semblance of good spirit, good will, and love to fill the hearts of these extremists and perhaps wrought some change in them, as well as pray for some semblance of hope for the people who grieve for the loss of their loved ones. For now, maybe I'll embrace the hippie lifestyle of 'Feeling the love' and 'Spreading the love'. So peace out, man.
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(Read by Max McLean. Provided by The Listener's Audio Bible.)