Go to this page and read the story.... http://www.mikedaisey.com/2007/04/night-to-remember.sht
Did you read the follow up article? This is what stuck out to me the most are these comments of his....What was I before that moment? I thought we were trying to speak to one another and I was honest with you--but this is your real face, and I only earn the right to see it if I say the right password and get let into your club.
Who was I before? Was I nobody? Was I simply a *liberal*, the word with the hook on the end of it? A dirty, pornographic artist? A purveyor of filth?
"I want you to remember that a liberal atheist has forgiven you today. I don't want you to ever forget that, as long as you live, do not forget what happened here. I don't have God behind me, but I speak for myself, and I forgive you for myself, and for you. Never forget this."
I am sorry, because when I read this article all I could think was I have been those people. I have been that man who spilled the water. I have been that misrepresentation of my precious Saviour. I have been guilty of shutting out someone; rejecting them because they didn't agree with me. I have been the one to run in fear of words. I have been so closed minded that I couldn't see what was truly in front of me; a person who has value, who is loved so very much by the same God that loves me.
How is it that we as Christians are so unloving, so unforgiving and so afraid. If we really believe what we believe then it doesn't matter what someone says, it doesn't matter if they agree with us or not. Is truth less of a truth if someone challenges it? In fact the challenging of our beliefs, of our faith should strengthen it.
I think we may run because our foundation is not set in stone. It is on rocky territory. We need to take those moments and instead of running from them, allow them to help us grow.
