My life in the kingdom of God is like being in another world. Though, there were struggles in God, they don't compare to struggles out of God. I was young when I became a Christian, but I still remember what it was like to be in a room full of adults and unable to trust a single one of them. I still can remember realizing that I would have to take care of myself. I can remember getting dressed in the dark with no running water. I don't recall hearing the word love from anyone in my family. I can recall the culture of aggression where you had to walk around looking like you are mad and about to snap just to feel safe. I remember seeing prostitutes on the corner with mesh blouses that you could see straight through. I remember the park that I could not play in because the alcoholics needed a place to spend their endless days. I remember the police cars going to yet another domestic abuse situation. I remember the fears of being left alone, afraid of the dark, for days at a time. I remember the bullies who were abused children used to the cycle and I remember the friends who got pregnant far to soon. When I think of the culture of sin and deprivation, I am so glad I had another world to escape into and exhale.
Saturn/Stevie Wonder
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