Notes From Pastor Anthony’s Desk;
This
past week I received a call on my cell phone and on the other end was a very
hysterical grandmother trying to tell me to rush to the Powell County Clinic as
fast as I could because Caeden was hurt. As I tried
to get more information all I really could hear was tears, terror and the
occasional “his little head is bleeding”. I arrived at the clinic before the
rest, a little leery about what I might come in contact with when the other
parties arrived. AS dad pulled up in the parking lot and everyone started to
pile out the emotions to say the least was running wild. Of course Caeden was crying, he was the one bleeding, Evan was beside
himself because he was the one driving the bicycle that hit Caeden
to start the bleeding, and the grandmothers, well they were just being loving grandmothers. Naturally my first instincts was
to go to Caeden but very quickly Mom told me that I
needed to see Evan for he was very upset, he was blaming himself. As we began
to console my highly emotional 6 year old the grandmothers started blaming
themselves. They told Evan that it was not his fault but theirs for not
watching Caeden closer. As the blame game continued,
no one ever blamed Caeden but he was the one who
actually stepped out in front of the bike in the first place. But everyone was
willing to take the blame upon themselves. I even have
to admit that I was secretly blaming myself, saying if I had not been away that
it might not have happened.
You
know if we were more like that today in the Church, I think that we would see
less people fall back into sin once that they have given their heart to the
Lord. I know we can’t be personally responsible for a persons
actions, but we can be more concerned about the care and watchful eye
that we offer each other. The fact of the matter is the Bible charges us to try
and help convert ones that have erred from the truth, James 5:19-20. But many
times we ask if we are our brother’s keeper and act like it is none of our
business and go about our way.
Now
no one is to blame for Cady running in front of Evan’s speeding bicycle, no one
could have prevented that. But maybe as a Church if we took a little more
responsibility for the souls of those around us we could prevent them from
falling into the snare pits of Satan.
In my prayers,
Pastor Anthony
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