What It's Really All About

[testallthings]

Thank you aron for your testimony. It is very similar to what I experienced some years ago. I was walking into an apartment building when I saw a man mopping the stairs. I just said good morning to him. His reaction surprised me. He said, “Here is a real gentleman. Not like the people of these building who think so highly of themselves that never say hello.” I felt sorry for him and for the people of that building. What does it cost to say hello to someone?

The other experience was when reading about Daniel's prayer for his people and his country, confessing his sins and the sins of his people, I felt so touched that I began to do the same, with many tears, confessing my sins and the sin of my people.

[aron]

Originally Posted by testallthings

What does it cost to say hello to someone?

This is what I was getting at: we have transformative experiences, right? We confess the Lord, we're touched, we even weep before God, in gratitude, and shame. But, how does this percolate through our living, and more importantly, how does this percolate through others' living? Does our experience transfer to others? And if so, how? A question worth asking.

Jesus was intimately connected to the Father, and through Him, the disciples got home as well. And through the disciples many others touched Jesus. And so forth. We're part of the chain of experience. Does it stop with me? Or does it keep going? I (hopefully) got transformed by my experiences - who else got transformed? No one? Then I doubt my experiences.

And to answer the question of the speaker in the video, Yes, I do have issues with church leadership. But that doesn't mean going to a different church. It means not subsidizing the feckless stupidity of my church leaders.