Things Change

One thing we all forget and get uncomfortable about is change.

We all change; all of the time, whether mentally, physically, spiritually, etc.

When you 'keep in touch' with someone, you are inevitably updating your character profile of that person within your head.

Sometimes people say "Some people don't change!"; usually light heartedly, fair enough, but we secret would like to think people don't change, or that we can judge and lord over people and understand them 100%. Maybe you can, or maybe you can't.

I'm not too certain we can.

No-one knows you more than yourself? No..
God does.

Small things you can identify in your life like why you've changed character, because of this and that etc.
Sometimes I'm getting the vibe I use my changes and the situation I'm in as an excuse to be something I shouldn't, e.g. I'm hurt so I have a licence to hurt others, etc.

Jesus defies all this..
"Father forgive them for they don't know what they do!"
They know, to a personal degree, why they're doing it, but they don't actually twig who Jesus really is.
I'm not being anti-semetic or whatever they call it, fact of the arguement of Romans or Jews put Jesus on the cross is irrelevant; what is relevant, is that human kind put Jesus on the cross!

We are all sinners, all part of the big sin machine that produces trouble, suffering and chaos. The question is what are you going to do about it?

Change the world? Start with yourself, with God! :)

"For while we were still sinners [in our own ways] Christ died for us"

In natural distasters there's no point in blaming God.
Is it God's will? I dunno.

But that don't matter for now, what matters is how are you gong to react to the appeal?
What can we do to stop it next time?
Lets change and grow. Let us learn.