Comments | flower_ballet: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

flower_ballet

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Jan 03, 2010 14:59

Inspired by my recent rewatch of Datenshi no Namida, but addressing an issue that I have been thinking about for quite a while, most recently prompted by reading Kathrine Lilleøre's autobiography "Woman, why are you crying?" in which she - amongst other things - tells about the reasons for her church's attempt to divide church service into Sunday ( Read more... )

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wottie January 3 2010, 21:17:44 UTC

I have about zero knowledge of the Danish church, but I agree with the essence of this post so much. For me, the most important element of spreading the word of God is not necessarily preaching to the unconverted, but giving everyone who has space in their heart for God a door, an opening, an opportunity. For me, that's the most important thing - that when they're ready, they know there are people who will be there and they know God is always there.

Plus, I don't believe in there being Christians who are not 'good' Christians. Either they believe in God and honour Him in the way they best know how, or they're not Christian. (Me and my black-and-white-thinking, here, again, so feel free to disagree.) If someone chooses to only come to church when they get married, they clearly still feel a connection to the church, and who am I to judge that anyway?

Great post. ♥

michiru42 January 3 2010, 21:22:17 UTC

It's a problem that much of the world is facing, but I've read that Europe in particular is growing more and more secular.

Churches tend to change as the world changes; beliefs and ideas about God must be modified as culture is modified, but it's not surprising that more than a few religions are having trouble figuring out just how to do that.

I don't think people will ever stop looking for God--or at least, most people won't--but they way they do it, and how they need God in their lives, will of course be different.

Personally, I think it's really cool that there's genuine discussion going on where you are. It's the first step to actually figuring out what everyone needs, wants, and can contribute...though the process itself is rarely fun.