Nov 10th, 2020: What Do We Need to Look Forawrd to?
Have you recovered from the drama of the US election? Well, it doesn't look like it is going to be over soon. It is like one of those TV series that ends with "To Be Continued". We will see soon enough whether we are going to see any form of meaningful legal action from the sitting president. We learned a few things during this election for sure.
The objectivity of the press is a thing of the past. The press has put themselves in the position of "King Makers" or tried to anyway. It is unfortunate that way. We, the public, are no longer served objectively because of it. There is a more powerful propaganda machine out there, and we need to be critical about what we watch, read, and hear. For example, the message of the press lately is to be against hatred toward a specific race while raging damnation toward an individual daily or the police is acceptable. That is hypocrisy.
The political climate in the US won't get better anytime soon. The nation will need to ask itself the fundamental question about what it means to be America. Many segments of American society have attacked the core of its constitution, and there will be more court cases about this very issue in the next few years. The attempt to fight against racial injustice while tolerating unjust violence toward others is very incomprehensible. Yet, it seems to be acceptable in some states.
The church in the US has to do some soul searching about her place in this fast-changing environment. How can we talk about redemption in a society that believes in its own power to redeem itself? How can we address the issue of forgiveness when the nature of sin is debatable? How can we talk about the truth when there is no desire for it? How can we have a meaningful conversation when we are so easily offended? We should be aware of the risk of being used by the power of this world because it offers "power". Our real power is still rested with the message of the cross.
Psalm 143: 8
"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you, I entrust my life."
