Friday, April 22, 2005

I Found Us

I'll tell you where we are:

We are watching television six hours after work.
Sitting at soccer/baseball/football/basketball games.
Working two jobs (for the new car and the 5 bedroom house)
Volunteering at schools, athletic events, political activities, etc.etc.

NONE of these is bad, sinful, obscene. But we have to ask ourselves what are we modeling for our children?

TV and sports are more important than spending time with God...
Marching in a rally and going to meetings are more important than helping your youth participate in a youth group mission or activity?
Working (doing) is more important than Being?
Manic days full of errands, meetings, activities and materialistic goals are more important than building up and supporting the body, the church community?
An apple for the classroom teacher and cupcakes for the class are more important than a hug or a note to the ministers?

Juliet Schor said in her book The Overworked American, "We live in an economy and society that are demanding too much from people." And we are exhausted! Choices must be made.

"I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live." Deut. 30:19

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