Monday, September 24, 2001
Monday, September 24, 2001
Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in
perfect
harmony.
Unfortunately, that is how many religious groups feel about one another. It must grieve
the heart
of God. Consider the Middle East. Christians fighting Moslems. Moslems fighting Jews.
And in
parts of Lebanon, Christian militia fighting each other. All three great faiths in that part
of the
world trace their origins through the patriarch Abraham. All three embrace the Mosaic
law. All
three are monotheistic. And yet as the political walls of this world come tumbling down,
the
religious walls seem to grow higher and higher. How tragic.
Be a bridge builder. Work to bring people together.
(Colossians 3:14
NRSV)
Billy Graham once told about something that happened a long time ago when teachers
could talk
about religion in the classroom. A teacher was talking to her class of young boys, and
she asked,
"How many of you would like to go to heaven?" And all the hands instantly shot into the
air at
once, except one. She was astounded. She asked, "Charlie, you mean you don't want
to go to
heaven?" He said, "Sure, I want to go to heaven, but not with that bunch."
Dear Jesus, with your all inclusive love, help me to be a bridge builder. Amen.
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