[Bslc-dist] Pastorgr@m #2

[Mark Bertermann]

I just got this & had to pass it along.  It's from Dr. Dale Meyer, former
speaker of The Lutheran Hour.

What have you learned in the two years since 9-11?

My own list goes like this:

1.  Evil exists and there are people who serve evil in ways
both big and small.
2.  Reason and love are not guaranteed to stop evil.
3.  The purpose of the government is to use coercion and force to restrain
evil.
4.  Our government survived 9-11, which is one answer to the question,
Where was God?
5.  Our particular form of government needs involved citizens.
Unfortunately, many are in selfish nah-nah land.
6.  The church didn't have a lot of answers for what happened, a reminder
that finally we live by faith, not by sight.
7.  Theology, seeking to learn about God, is more imperative for all of us
than ever.
8.  What the church did have and demonstrated was countless acts of
compassion.
9.  In view of all that's happened, the death and resurrection of Jesus
Christ takes on renewed significance.
nine
10.  There is no reason for any one of us to be living without purpose.

That's what I've learned the past two years.  What about you?


Copyright (C) Dale A Meyer 2003What have you learned in the two years since
9-11?

My own list goes like this:

1.  Evil exists and there are people who serve evil in ways
both big and small.
2.  Reason and love are not guaranteed to stop evil.
3.  The purpose of the government is to use coercion and force to restrain
evil.
4.  Our government survived 9-11, which is one answer to the question,
Where was God?
5.  Our particular form of government needs involved citizens.
Unfortunately, many are in selfish nah-nah land.
6.  The church didn't have a lot of answers for what happened, a reminder
that finally we live by faith, not by sight.
7.  Theology, seeking to learn about God, is more imperative for all of us
than ever.
8.  What the church did have and demonstrated was countless acts of
compassion.
9.  In view of all that's happened, the death and resurrection of Jesus
Christ takes on renewed significance.
nine
10.  There is no reason for any one of us to be living without purpose.

That's what I've learned the past two years.  What about you?


Copyright (C) Dale A Meyer 2003