apostolic.

its like we are born, blaze through the beginning, fast forward through our youth, and live to make money and maintain. we literally are like rats in some epic attempt to make a point, some sick experiment. slaves to a system that doesn't work yet we are blinded to seeing its flaws. its like we are driving in a tinted car nobody can see inside us, we can only see them. its like we are all invisible robots marching toward death. so perhaps there must be more revolutionaries screaming their anthems on the perfectly paved streets. we need people to wave their rebel flags, ever so kindly, in the faces of the ignorant. we need people to graffiti their message, ever so lovingly, on the hearts of those abandoned ( and abandoning). we need to step up and be the lone drummer boy, marching daringly. does this system really work? look at all the inequality. the western world is a slave to materialism and comfort while the rest of the world looks on in awe. its like we are walking zombies with no soul. what have we become? i want to see a heaven on earth because this is starting to look rather gritty. we all say we are christians but do the poor know who god is? its more than just praying for people and reading your bible. its more than just handing out religious pamphlets hoping that people will reach a new epiphany. it goes beyond all the surface suit wearing preaching and deeper into the heart, deeper into the ghetto of the problem, and into the thicket of this madness. you cant love your notions and ideals, love the idea of love, sit around philosophizing, and ignore the bleeding. who are we saving? this Christianity is a feel good theological thrill. this Christianity is creating cobwebs in the minds of they that have no bed. this Christianity is a false prophet misleading and deceiving the public. who do we love anyway? lets go out and break of love like loaves and fish, multiply it in the hearts of the martyrs, and spread it like hot gooey butter. there are many true Christians out there, whether they are part of an institution or not. Lets take on our burden though because their cross is getting kind of heavy! They too need water, they too need encouragement, they too need cheerleaders, they too need love. Christianity is not about self, its about family. Lets love the poor like they are Jesus himself, lets show the broken Christ through our friendship.

Lets be that gritty apostolic Christianity, we are Gods body.. Lets start walking. There is a beautiful pilgrimage to paradise in store, lets start walking toward it (all together).