We are Not Afraid of Being Unwelcome
Again after the hate mail last night and as I opened my mail this afternoon, I realized I am afraid of being unwelcome. I wanted people to write encouraging comments, so far I have a couple questions, a couple of neutral comments and 2 rather stupid ones in one day. I feel slightly wounded and discouraged.
Perhaps it is waiting from some sign in deciding whether to keep posting or throw in the towel. After all, despite being a “church” blog, the score is nasty-gram 2 church 0 in terms of comments, or willingness to post for that matter. (OK I’ll save that for another post.)
Point is, I think I got my sign, keep going. Jesus never promised that we would be popular, in fact He promised the opposite. We would offend; we would be more irritating than a mosquito trapped in a sweaty man’s sleeping bag. While we should go out of our way to be bothersome, we shouldn’t run and cower either.
The blessing unwelcomed, is the blessing returned. Jesus said. Someone else said “If you can’t stand the heat stay out of the kitchen.” Both Seem appropriate at the moment.
It just got hotter here and I need thicker skin, not faster feet. I know where I am welcome and who will welcome me. That is enough, or at least should be.
