ColdDrink wrote:
I was getting ready for sleep when I checked my emails and found this from my younger sister posted five hours earlier. She is clever and liberal enough to have written it but it sounds professional. She gave no source and did not respond to instagram. I will post it anyway because it is thought-provoking and in-your-face for some.
"We might just change our minds about whether we as a nation even want Gods blessing.
Blessed are the poor, Jesus says, not the prosperous.
Blessed are the mourning, not the triumphant.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth, not the imperialist mentality who boast that America is greatest and others should obey its will.
Blessed are the merciful, not the vengeful, not those who refuse food to the hungry or refuge for the immigrant.
Blessed are the pure in heart, not those full of greed, self-interest and manifest destiny.
Blessed are the peacemakers, not the warmongers, the war machine, the might-making-right.
To be a nation blessed by God would be quite a sight to behold indeed.
Somehow, I dont think this is the kind of blessing politicians and the patriotic are talking about.
In fact, I imagine theyd say asking for this kind of blessing would be downright unpatriotic.
But truly when we say God Bless America, this is what we pray for.
My guess is most of us are thankful Gods never exactly answered that prayer."
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ColdDrink, I'd say your sister recognizes the hypocrisy that permeates our "Christian nation." But, she left out some parts, where we were told to: take care of foreigners, the homeless, the hungry, the unclothed, the sick, and the poor. And, that we're to "give freely" (not begrudgingly or reluctantly) of what we have. In fact, we're told to give away ALL we own and to follow Christ.
How can one do all that, and still hold proudly onto our "capitalistic economy" philosophy? How can we, a "Christian nation," try to keep out "foreigners" and look upon them with disdain? If we are "ALL, one in Christ," how can we even be divided into various economic classes, religious denominations or races? How can we openly judge one another about sin when the one who judges will be judged by his own standards?
It seems that "Christians" are very good at cherry-picking those Bible verses that can be massaged to buttress their own selfish attitudes and, at the same time, be used to disregard the "heart" of Christ's message (the Beatitudes). We've become very good at pointing out the "sins" of others, while ignoring our own.
I don't need any man to tell me of my sins; or anyone else of their sins. Anyone who does is sinning by doing so. They are bring like a Pharisee. They are trying to be my judge. That's God's job, and His job, only; not theirs.
I was born a sinner. And, I continue to be a sinner. But, by God's grace, through His redeeming sacrifice, I have eternal life. Not by my actions or words, but only by His grace. I don't need the approval of any man. God's grace is sufficient for me.
I applaude your sister's post. And, I don't care if she authored it or not; it is still an outstanding post.