Today I received, yet again, an email for signatures on a petition to reinstate prayer in schools. First, these "signed petitions" are always invalid and don't go anywhere. Second, what is meant by reinstate prayer? The prayer we said in school when I was a kid, was only valid to those of us who believed. It meant nothing to those who just said it because it was part of the day. If those of us whom it meant something to, would have spoken to our fellow classmates about Jesus, then there was a strong possibility new believers would have resulted. However, our day was taken up with playing jacks, marbles, schoolwork and lunch. (Not necessarily in that order, and not necessarily true of all little Christian children.)
My main point is, I don't understand why some think that in order for a prayer to be effective, it needs to be said out loud, in a certain form and by a selected person. Any Christian student can pray anytime they want, at any place they want, while in school. If it's not said out loud, it is still heard by God. What stops Christian students from agreeing that at a specified and agreed upon time, they will pause in what they are doing in school and offer a silent prayer? What a gift they give one another to know that at that very moment, they are praying together!
Secondly, I nearly crack up when I hear that some people want to keep God out of school, or any other place for that matter! Even some Christians are in agreement with this, because of course, if we allow God to be taught in school, then they also have to learn about Buddha, Muhammed, etc. My question is, how do you keep God out of school? Do any of you find it confusing that God should be kept out of certain places, yet on 9-11 and in the Columbine shootings (among other tragedies), that God was said to be there? Hmmm! Of course He was! God is everywhere all the time. How do folks think they can keep the Creator of the universe, the sustainer of the universe, the giver of life, the Savior of believers in Christ, out of anywhere?!!
Then we come to the issue of being "politically correct". Be careful you don't offend anyone! I have made note that of all "religions", Christians are the most maligned, misunderstood, judged, talked about, made fun of, misquoted, displayed in suggestive ways, watched and written about, among a list of things. Why? I think I have figured it out, at least in part. It's because we are DIFFERENT from all the rest. We have a LIVING, RISEN SAVIOR WHO WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED, ROSE FROM THE DEAD AND, THERE WERE EYEWITNESSES TO ALL OF THESE EVENTS!! In over 2,000 years, no one has been able to disprove this! So, if you put your faith and trust in yourself only, where have you made arrangmeents to go after you die? If you trust in Buddha, where did he go? Wherever that was, that's where you will go. This holds true for those who follow anyone who has changed the Bible, the Word of God. Wherever those men have gone, there you will go also. The only thing we have in common when we die, is it's pointless to pack a bag!
Do Christians differ on some issues? Are they still sinners? Yes and yes! More on that Wednesday morning! I'll leave you with this: some Christian churches have begun to shorten their worship services by as much as 15 minutes, in order to TRY to beat the Baptists to the lunch buffets! :) (that's a joke)
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