Weak christianity

Virginia Tech students of all faiths gathered this afternoon for a service designed to give strength and comfort and possibly some direction for the future. Surprisingly, the best speaker of the day was George W. Bush. And the Muslim leader spoke well, referring to approopriate passages of the Koran and speaking of Allah. The Buddhist representative also spoke well, referring to her religious writings and leaders. Then the Jewish leader read from Ecclesiastes and spoke of God. Only the weak, christian leader failed to read from his Bible or to mention the name of Jesus.

The weak politically correct version of christianity that he represents is embarassing for it's silence on anything overtly Christian. It was clear that the Muslim was a Muslim, the Buddhist was a Buddhist, and the Jew was a Jewish believer. But the christian may have been almost anyone from anywhere. It was obvious that he wanted to offend no one and he certainly succeeded in that. But every Christian present in that room must have wondered if there was not more than safe, politically correct musings to be offered in the face of such tragedy.

God help us to be clearly Christian and unashamed of the Word of God or of Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord. The Muslim was clear, the Buddhist was clear, and the Jew was clear. And they were unoffensive and kind. They did not compromise their beliefs to be more acceptable to the audience. Let's be clear and strong in our expressions of our faith. Let's not be weak and vacuous. Let's boldly declare Jesus as the source of our life and comfort and the hope of all mankind.