I Was Just Thinking About –
INSENSITIVITY.
We live in a world of complexity
and transition. We are almost at a Darwinian Plateau where there seems to be a
sense that it is all about “the survival of the fittest.” If true, how sad for
those who are not within a network of the well-connected. I can only wonder how
the cultural trends may have infiltrated the Christian Church where too often the
“little people” are ignored or allowed to fall through the cracks. Part of a
sermon I will be preaching this Lord’s Day will include referencing I
Thessalonians 5:14 (NLT), “Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are
lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be
patient with everyone.” The phrase that should be underscored is: “Take tender
care of those who are weak.”
In her recent article about “How
Global Elites Forsake Their Countrymen” –- Peggy Noonan included this brief paragraph: “I don’t have it fully right in my mind but something big is
happening here with this division between the leaders and the led. It is very
much a feature of our age. But it is odd that our elites have abandoned or are
abandoning the idea that they belong to a country, that they have ties that
bring responsibilities, that they should feel loyalty to their people or, at
the very least, a grounded respect.”
When I wrote the
book, Realizing Significance, a basic text that is referenced throughout the
chapters is Mark 4:35-37, “After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He
was already in the boat. And there were other (little) boats with Him/them. Soon a violent
windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was
being swamped.” The reference point is: “There were other (little) boats with
Him/them in danger of also being swamped.” When the violent storm broke out,
the disciples’ expressed concern was for there larger vessel and whether or not
they could/would survive.
Questions: How sensitive are you/we to the other little
boats and little people? When the storms of life occur, about whom do we think
first in terms of care and survival? Have we become calloused and insensitive to "the other little boats" - little people?
Prayerfully – Consider these things with me!
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