You may keep me from being an old fuddy duddy. You keep me hopping to keep up with your out of the box view. I am low tech. I think facebook keeps us from being face to face.

I think Jesus would be at Pershing Park.

Love, Ruth

Bet he’s already on facebook! Survey…how many people have been introduced to Jesus on facebook? I bet it’s happened. I’m hopelessly low-tech, so I wouldn’t find Him or me there, but I bet more than one person has. (It’s a miracle I found my way to a blog at all.)

Yeah, the love thing. I have a hard time loving the people who aren’t missing the people that I love. It’s all so circular which is why we need Jesus in the middle of it because we are just not competent in the love arena on our own. Our love is so finite.

Lack of love is an epidemic because lack of lack love perpetuates lack of love and so on and so on. Someone has to start loving first - and face rejection - and keep on loving in the face of rejection - for the tide to change! Love is one of the hardest things for me and I think many people. Disdain and revenge come much more easily! Rejection is dangerous in the social order for us relational beings. Next thing that could happen is joblessness, homelessness, isolation, addiction in the attempt of running and hiding from the rejection, isolation and loneliness or addiction in the attempt to fit in to a group that will accept even if it’s not really in our self interest to do things against our own body. Isn’t that the angst of the teenage click. Be part of the group or face the danger of the scapegoat. Ahhh, but love. And, not the kind on the radio. That’s where the tide changes.

I have found in a couple of relationships with people who reject christianity but not the concept that there could be a God, that what they reject is their rejection from us. I’ve heard stories that make me sad. Of people being told they are going to hell because they aren’t christians. What a sad introduction to Christian love. I always say, “I’m sorry. I think they were supposed to tell you that Jesus loves you and wants you to know that.” I could be accused of having weak theology for this apology, I think.

Love requires forgiveness, but forgiveness isn’t first in the Jesus order of things. I believe it goes, first love, then forgiveness, then more love, then more forgiveness. Am I wrong on that one? Do I have my theology backwards. I forgive my children because I love them. I don’t forgive them first and then begin to feel love for them.

I miss hanging out with so many people I used to see often - all you Shafers included. That is how I know that I am not in heaven.

Sorry, if this is disjointed, I am being nagged off the computer by Webkins and three small children.