We have lost the thread and picked up another. I am watching (and too often participating) while we as Christians lose sight of what we have been given to do. Politics has taken over our thoughts and conversations and the only thought too many have of the kingdom of God is the escapism that seeks to know when the end will come and if they can avoid the hard stuff to come. We can't be salt and light if we are not filled with the light of God and we can't be filled with that light if we spend all our time and energy in the world of politics and fear. It's that simple. We, like Barak in Judges 4.1-7 have been given a task, make disciples, baptize and teach them to observe all Jesus taught. We are like the Thessalonian Christians (1 Thessalonians 5.1-11), we have to be reminded to get our heads in the game, don't be preoccupied with the end times and don't be engulfed in other things. Jesus' parable of the master who entrusts his possessions to his servants and their attitudes towards his possessions in Matthew 25.14-30 reminds us of what we have been given and asks us what we are doing with it. Get your head back in the game and get to work. Stop the water cooler talk and get back to your job.
