When We No Longer Care
One of the great tragedies of the Christian life, however, occurs when, through apathy or neglect or overt attitudes and actions, we allow the Holy Spirit’s ministry to become grieved and even quenched, leaving us powerless and restless. (K. W. Osbeck, Amazing grace)
As my mind travels across America, pondering the many visits to hither and yon, I have experienced of late a certain din that seems to permeate our land. At first I thought it was the tinnitus whirring in my ears. But it was not a presence I heard but alas an absence. When Tocqueville travelled our land, he noticed something right away. He could not put his finger on it at first, so he investigated until his curiosity was soothed with its finding. It was the zest that springs forth eternal from the wellspring of our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It was the song of…