And We Ask WHY?

 
   Lately there seems to have been a flurry of events in Lancaster county, our quiet little slice of americana, that rival the big city happenings. One doesn’t have to drive far to be threatened on the highway by some hurried individual who has no regard for your life or the safety of your family. There are school shootings, drug deals that end in violence, rape, child molestation, thefts in broad daylight, incest, burglary, vandalism and cold blooded murder of unsuspecting strangers. Many are asking WHY?

   Take a good look around and tell me what you see. Both parents work in our day, while children raise themselves at home. The few individuals who determine what airs on the television have filled our homes and minds with Hollywood's larger than life portrayals of the unspeakable. We are entertained by the very things that appall us in real life. Video games and computer gaming allow the gamer to look down the barrel and pull the trigger, or wield the blade and brutalize the supposed enemy or chosen victim. The driving “back beat” and “break beat” of today's music, along with lyrics that promote immorality, crime and terror, is blasting away into the ears and minds of the unwary. Pornography is displayed on “ads” in popular “family friendly” web sites. God has been kicked out of schools, government offices and many–if not most–homes. Churches have become entertainment centers and social clubs where one can hear sermonettes that are designed to boost the self esteem of christianettes rather than confront the hearer with eternal, life changing truth. Those who have the answer have grown weary and have ceased to speak out for fear of rejection or persecution. AND WE DARE TO ASK WHY?

  Man’s way isn’t working so well. Jesus Christ came that we might have abundant, eternal life. The solutions to our problems are not hidden, look to Christ who said:

“...I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:12).”