apology or apology?
I'm sitting here for a moment letting the steam blow out of my ears before I start writing what I really want to write. 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1.............
Okay.
Everyone has heard about the signs. Love...Hate...
As much as I don't want to be a pawn in the "let's get everyone stirred up" campaign, I feel that there is something I need to get out.
As sad as it makes me to be a part of what is going on, I am a part of the body of Christ. Therefore I will refer to the people in charge of this campaign as "we".
Let's just picture it, okay. The signs go down, the comments are read, and a huge banner is hung with an apology letter written in huge letters on the side of Howard Auditorium. We're sorry for being mean to you at church...we're sorry that we shoved christianity down your throat...we're sorry we got drunk in front of you and then showed up to church on sunday morning pretending nothing happened. We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry....
a.pol.o.gy n.
1. An acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense.
2. a. A formal justification or defense.
b. An explanation or excuse: "The consequence of those measures will be the best apology for my conduct: (Daniel Defoe).
3. An inferior substitute: The sagging cot was a poor apology for a bed.
This is what I'm asking...Is this production an apology(1) or an apology(3)?
We come up with these ideas, or come up with these ways to copy other people's ideas and think..."Surely this will make a difference". But, will it?
I don't even know what to say...Can we just love people? Can we build relationships and listen to people and just love people? Is that not enough?
Okay.
Everyone has heard about the signs. Love...Hate...
As much as I don't want to be a pawn in the "let's get everyone stirred up" campaign, I feel that there is something I need to get out.
As sad as it makes me to be a part of what is going on, I am a part of the body of Christ. Therefore I will refer to the people in charge of this campaign as "we".
Let's just picture it, okay. The signs go down, the comments are read, and a huge banner is hung with an apology letter written in huge letters on the side of Howard Auditorium. We're sorry for being mean to you at church...we're sorry that we shoved christianity down your throat...we're sorry we got drunk in front of you and then showed up to church on sunday morning pretending nothing happened. We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry....
a.pol.o.gy n.
1. An acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense.
2. a. A formal justification or defense.
b. An explanation or excuse: "The consequence of those measures will be the best apology for my conduct: (Daniel Defoe).
3. An inferior substitute: The sagging cot was a poor apology for a bed.
This is what I'm asking...Is this production an apology(1) or an apology(3)?
We come up with these ideas, or come up with these ways to copy other people's ideas and think..."Surely this will make a difference". But, will it?
I don't even know what to say...Can we just love people? Can we build relationships and listen to people and just love people? Is that not enough?
posted by Shonnie Lewis Streder | 11:59 AM
1 Comments:
don't know. nobody came to church drunk on Sunday. Or maybe don't know very well... Or maybe it is a story similar to the eulogy for the TV set....Or....
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