Tuesday, June 12, 2001
Tuesday, June 12, 2001
All you inhabitants of the world, you who live on the earth, when a signal is raised
on the mountains, look! When a trumpet is blown, listen!
McCALL'S magazine surveyed 18,125 readers, age 21-65. They found that 60% of the women
said they'd turn to God for guidance in a time of need. Other surveys show that persons are more
likely to turn to their clergyperson for guidance in time of need than to a therapist or counselor.
Anybody who thinks the church of Jesus Christ is going out of business is in for a big surprise.
People need Christ more than ever today. As USA TODAY reported recently, "Clearly this...
generation is much more involved in religious institutions today than they were 10 years ago.
That increased participation is linked in many cases to the fact that they've moved into parenting
roles." I can't imagine any parent not wanting his or her child in Sunday School, can you? Christ
makes a difference in our society. He makes a difference in our families. He makes a difference in
our own particular lives.
(Isaiah 18:3
NRSV)
FORTUNE magazine, the magazine designed for business people, recently made some predictions
about the coming decade. One of those predictions is for an increase in the influence of religion.
Think how many times people have predicted the decline of Christian faith in our society. Instead,
its influence keeps growing. Why? Because Christ makes a difference in people's lives.
God of peace, keep making a difference in my life, as I work to make a difference in this world for
you. Amen.
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