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A quick thought re: reaction at Mount HopeBy Nick, Section News
Lots of people sharing lots of opinions on the right and the wrong way to react to this sort of thing and I don't know what the absolute right answer is, but I wanted to share what was on my heart tonight.
I know Jesus turned the tables of the money changers because they were defiling His Father's house. I know, too, that when Peter grabbed his sword and started cutting his way through the Roman guard in an effort to save Jesus Himself from arrest and eventually a horrifying death on a cross (before a pretty awesome Sunday, mind you), the Lord stopped him and told him to put his sword away. Then he picked up the guard's ear and stuck the thing back into place. Jesus tells us to turn the other cheek. Caregivers are also expected to protect and defend their families. I can't help but think that the people at Mount Hope, from the stunned families in the seats to the Pastor at the pulpit, handled things PERFECTLY. Was their liberal blood running through the aisles? No. And THANK GOD. And PRAISE GOD. That's precisely the reaction the radicals wanted from "right wingers" and church goers both. The enemy had something in mind on Sunday but by their reaction and by the word of their testimony... by the lives they led in a very difficult time, the believers at Mount Hope glorified God. I hope everyone will keep them in their prayers tonight and going forward. They've been targetted now and the media firestorm over this incident is swirling in ways even I didn't expect. The behavior of the pro-choice, radical left makes for a compelling, a remarkable and a horrifying story. Horrifying right up until you look at the human side of things and understand that Mount Hope is a church whose people love Jesus and on Sunday amidst persecution and assault, put Him and His Word over their own personal feelings and interests. Let us do the very same. My initial reaction to this story, and one that still bubbles up everytime I think of it is pretty well rooted in anger... I continue to meditate on the Word and to pray that feeling passes... that I'm capable and filled with the same compassion on display at Mount Hope on Sunday morning.
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