I was just talking recently with someone who said, 'People in the church are crazy!' I believe it was being said because there are times when the worst of our humanity is on display within the family of faith. Yes, churches like all other families, bring the fun back into dysfunctionality!
The Apostle Paul got it right! Followers of Christ are crazy. It is foolishness! It is foolish to think that if I want to get closer to Jesus I might want to put my Bible down and serve a crazy street person. It is foolish to imagine that we become more holy by allowing our humanity to be exposed to others, warts and all. It is foolish to believe that by acknowledging our sinfulness we become more saintly. It is foolish to submit to God trusting that this is the way to freedom. It is foolish to believe that by dying we will begin living. It is foolishness... and yet it is at the heart of the gospel.
Church people are crazy. Sometimes, when we least expect it, its a Good Crazy. Like a home bound person making a phone call to 'care' for those old people who cannot get out anymore. Like a kid who gives up playing on his baseball team because he made a commitment to his church youth group. Like a widow who has little and yet chose to turns over to her church the stock certificates she has been sleeping on for years that are literally worth a small fortune. If we in the church aren't willing to admit to our brand of crazy, how can we hope to be in conversation with a crazy world?
Yes church people are crazy, because we live in a crazy world. Fortunately, God doesn't hold it against us, but instead chooses to use our craziness for the sake of the world. Now that is ONE CRAZY IDEA!
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