A moment of clarity.

So, I was surfing recently when I saw someone had their screenname as "Love is my Religion." Something about that really hit me hard. You see, that's what Christ was trying to get through to us here on earth. Love is the religion of Christ, too. He says it very simply. When asked what is the greatest commandment, he replies, "Love your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. The second greatest is like it, love your neighbor as yourself."

Forget all the ritual and pomp and circumstance. Forget church attendance and giving 10%. It's about love. It always have been. However, that points to the obvious failures of "well known Christians." How can Christianity be about love when the "Christian" president is calling people assholes and sending more troops to die in a war that no one wants? How can Christianity be about love if "Christians" are killing doctors who perform abortions and bombing clinics? How can it be about love when the loudest, most well known followers are so hateful?

To be honest, I have no easy answer. All I can say is that humans, all humans, every human (including me, including you) is fallible. We all screw up, we all do things we never intended, we all do things that are misconstrued by people who can't see things the way we do. We also misconstrue things, take things the wrong way, and act on false beliefs/premises. It is in our nature. Christians are not perfect people. Chrisitians will not be perfect people here on Earth.

The thing is, to keep trying. To fail and to pick yourself up again and say, "I will be a more loving person because Christ loved me even when I rejected him." To continue to love someone who mocks you and taunts you or does even worse by keeping an appearance of "I really respect your views" while all the while keeping a smug "but I know better" attitude, because that is what Christ did with me.

Questions? Hit me back.

-D out.