The Hardest Thing is the Best Thing
January 13, 2009
I shouldn’t write my blog when I’m tired. I might say something… true. I was thinking about Jesus and Facebook. I do realize that he didn’t have a Facebook account but I know that he understands the dynamic. We have never been so… well, accessible. I feel important because of my 450 friends, many of whom have never met me but, because someone recommended them as friends, and because I am always afraid to admit, “I don’t know you.” I now see whenever they suffer a mood change.
Ministry must have been difficult for Jesus. He had a spiritual profile update on everyone he encountered. That means that he would know that a woman was suffering from cancer before she did. He saw the victims of spousal infidelity and knew those who were about to lose everything. I’d also imagine that he had a fair share of peopel who would crash through a crowd of lepers in order to get him to pray for their dog, who had been acting “weird”.
We in any phase of ministry have the difficult job of trying to discern the urgent from the tyrannous. Jesus said some tough words about priority. In a crush of demands, he once told somebody to, “Let the dead bury the dead.” It sounds so cold. Of course Jesus could also say, “I’ll take care of it later.”
I’m not saying that we should stop being sensitive to needs. This month alone I did a funeral for a 23 year old young man who died of cancer, counselled a group of kids over the loss of their 15 year old friend, know that another friend is losing his grandmother, and have the burden of dealing with a couple of kids who lost their 22 year old brother in law in a snowmobiling accident.
I feel a little guilty when I ignore a Facebook cause like “Global warming”, “a million for Jesus”, or “Michiganders Unite”. I want for people to know that I am socially concerned. I have 450 friends who need me to compare movie compatibility with and peruse their reading lists.
In order to do what God has called me to do, I had better start saying, “Let the dead bury the dead.” God will catch me up on the causes I will miss.
I think I’ll create an application for that. Look for your invite on Facebook!
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