And though I wish you well, I don't understand you. Try as I might, my own pitiful fallibility is laid bare in this endeavor.
I wish you well because: 1) I love you, and it hurts me to see such anger and fear in your midst, and 2) I understand where you are coming from - I myself was raised with American Fundamental Evangelical values in the Church of Christ.
But I will not march with you against Planned Parenthood. I will not march with you against SSM. I will not join in your rally to put the 10 Commandments on the walls of Every City Hall. Those are easy decisions for me. What is hard for me, is coming to terms with the fact that your 'good reasons' for marching are just as real and very much as important and valid as my 'good reasons' for not marching. I'm daily struggling to understand this, but I know it's vitally important that I honor you.
If I am to live out my belief that the God I serve is Sovereign, that everything that takes place is either allowed to happen by, or caused to happen by, Him, then I must accept that your viewpoints and your actions are within the Will of God, however difficult that may be for me.
I invite any Seeker of Truth to the table in my home. If any of my Brethren would like to discuss the different sides of these social issues, I'm here. Not to debate, but rather to explain to each other how exactly we came to our current Points of View. I don't subscribe to American Christianity. I don't subscribe to whatever messages the AFA, FRC, CMP,or The Blaze* are pushing. I subscribe to the active and powerful working of the Holy Spirit in my life, tempering my understanding with Patience and Love, informing my Heart and Mind by the Holy Word of God.
I don't understand you, but I love you. I don't understand you, but God tells me He needs us both. I don't understand you, but Love demands I try.
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AFA - American Family Association
FRC - Family Research Counsil
CMP - Center for Medical Progress
The Blaze - News and Entertainment Network founded by Glen Beck
