simple reminder
tonight we sent a few officers out to a call that included some people trying to hold down a man who was intoxicated, acting violently & claiming to be satan. as i sent the officers, i sent a message to one of them, joking that he (the officer) should try & get a straight answer from the crazy guy, seeing if he really was claiming to be satan. he later said that the guy was just yelling a lot, nothing in specific. i quipped that i'd hoped i'd be able to go to church tomorrow & let everyone know that we'd taken satan into custody. :)
the officer reminded me how much of a better world we would live in if it weren't for sin & destruction in the world. how much more often i should remember & reflect on our personal and global need for redemption. every day, i have a very clear view of all the trouble in the world... and it only gets worse, not better. yet God's mercy prevails, despite all we do that gets in the way. we have a generous, gracious & magnificent God!
the officer reminded me how much of a better world we would live in if it weren't for sin & destruction in the world. how much more often i should remember & reflect on our personal and global need for redemption. every day, i have a very clear view of all the trouble in the world... and it only gets worse, not better. yet God's mercy prevails, despite all we do that gets in the way. we have a generous, gracious & magnificent God!
posted by beth at
1:49 AM
2 Comments:
I can't imagine what it's like to go into a situation like that. To see so frequently and obviously the sin and sadness in the world.
i have become very callous towards most situations i encounter at work. i obviously wouldn't survive if i took everything to heart, but in doing so I also disregard people's problems all too quickly.
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