12.10.2007

Negligent Faith

Faith. It is the most important thing, right? Here's the thing , though. Most of us would never handle our jobs wit the same degree of negligence that we handle our faith. We would never handle our finances with same hap hazardous approach we use for our faith. Our spouses and children would classify us as "neglectful."

How is it that matters of faith, then, get pushed off onto the back burner. Why doesn't prayer ever really get done? Why are "daily" devotions the relegated to mystical super-Christians?

Maybe what we need a faith-based retirement (or death) planners...

"Yeah, um, when I die, I want to be ______________ prepared. I'm hoping for a crown of glory in heaven that is of __________ quality. What do I need to begin doing now to get there?"

Let's make some plans. Let's become the people we were born to be.
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Anonymous said...

Kierkegaard calls faith "the most difficult thing" and uses the story of Abraham and Isaac to prove it. He describes how Abraham's faith supercedes his morality; what I'm getting at, is, maybe what's morally right (that is, what is universal, what is considered acceptable by most of humankind) isn't all that important, like taking care of finances or buying that new record or preparing for retirement or walking the dog et cetera. Maybe these things are not that important, but it's so hard not to think of them as such, you know? Thanks for your thoughts my friend.

December 11, 2007 at 9:59 PM

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