Randy Wray’s Blog

I missed being at Faith Quest this year.  I’ve already heard, as I would have expected, that the time was great.  We had a little bit of faith quest of our own here this Sunday.  We may a big push to provide a special service on a typical low attended Sunday.  I received a lot of positive feedback from our service this Sunday, even with a period of silence included.  Of course, I hardly ever hear the negative feedback first hand. 

Two Sunday’s ago we received an anonymous attendance card.  A disgruntled person wrote "How can you call yourself a Church of Christ!!  You are a disgrace."  This positive and encouraging statement was included with a reference to Matthew 15:8-9.   I feel sorry for whoever wrote that note.  I feel sorry that in this life, this side of heaven, this person may never experience the joy and freedom found in a church that is filled with the grace of Christ.  And, if God chooses to speed their departure towards heaven, well so be it!  God moves in mysterious ways!

Maybe the reason we’ve done such a pathetic job at loving those who do not yet know Christ is that we keep doing such a pathetic job of loving those who do know Christ.  If the way we treat those in "the brotherhood" is any indication of the way we treat the lost, it’s a scary indication that the lost will remain lost.