Comments on: Tension http://www.ericgmorgan.com/2007/02/25/tension/ Christ, Culture, City, Church Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:14:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Eugene Allister Banks http://www.ericgmorgan.com/2007/02/25/tension/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Eugene Allister Banks Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:37:46 +0000 http://www.ericgmorgan.com/?p=17#comment-3 The most difficult wrestling I've seen, once delivered from the legalism of religion, is to still love and tenderly care for those who are still there. I have seen abandonment. I've seen disdain for. I've seen resentment, and hatred to a world HE led me out of. I've even seen those who dismiss the entire 'camp.' I cannot recall that I've ever been shackled with any of the aforementioned reactions. I pray. I pray for MY brothers and sisters. I love. I love my brothers and sisters who are still there, who don't understand me and my "liberalism". I love them more fully, more deeply and with fondness. No arguments with, but acceptance of where they are on their journey. My words are to encourage and pique their interest in living 'outside the box.' I is not necessarily easy, but most welcome because I can understand where they are. Such surprises will be revealed in eternity. Do you think, after the "Glory to the Lamb who was slain!", the common question will be, "What are you doing here?" The most difficult wrestling I’ve seen, once delivered from the legalism of religion, is to still love and tenderly care for those who are still there. I have seen abandonment. I’ve seen disdain for. I’ve seen resentment, and hatred to a world HE led me out of. I’ve even seen those who dismiss the entire ‘camp.’

I cannot recall that I’ve ever been shackled with any of the aforementioned reactions. I pray. I pray for MY brothers and sisters. I love. I love my brothers and sisters who are still there, who don’t understand me and my “liberalism”. I love them more fully, more deeply and with fondness.

No arguments with, but acceptance of where they are on their journey. My words are to encourage and pique their interest in living ‘outside the box.’ I is not necessarily easy, but most welcome because I can understand where they are.

Such surprises will be revealed in eternity. Do you think, after the “Glory to the Lamb who was slain!”, the common question will be, “What are you doing here?”

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