June 26, 2011
We were crushed by the Boston Bruins but the decisive defeating blow happened in the downtown streets of our city.
It is one thing to lose the Games, but another to lose our cool. It is one thing to lose our heads momentarily, but another to abandon our values.
In the riot aftermath, Gurstein and Rotberg asked the poignant question, "Have we lost our moral compass?" (The Vancouver Sun, June 24 2011). They asked the distressing question, "What if what we see being reflected are the cultural consequences of a post-religious society with no clear moral compass and no overarching guiding values?”
This reminds me of a lost generation in the Bible.
Upon entering the Promised Land, the Israelites became complacent and turned away from God. What followed were generations that were godless, lawless and hopeless. “Everyone did as they saw fit” was the order of the day (Judges 21:25).
Before we dismiss the downtown mayhem as a crazy mob mentality gone whacked, we need to ponder the “WHAT IF” propositions of Gurstein and Rotberg.
WHAT IF our city, our country is in fact crying out for God even without their acknowledging it? WHAT IF we pretend along with them that they are well and have no need of God?
WHAT THEN will it be said of our times?
Friday, June 24, 2011
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