Personal Faith

"To me, Christianity is not religion. It's a personal faith. Religion is the result of man aspiring to reach God. But Christianity is God reaching down to man. So you have two opposites." Gladys Staines, missionary to India whose husband and two boys were murdered by a Hindu extremist group as quoted by Charisma + Christian Life magazine.

I am not a religious person. I am a person of faith. But after reading Gladys Staines' story, I realize that my faith is weak. I'm not sure I could have responded as she did (after her husband and sons were murdered she went back to serve in the same leper colony in which she and her husband had ministered).

What a testimony to those she and her husband served when she returned to them to continue his work. What a testimony to the family of the men who killed her sons and husband! She forgave them.

I doubt that many have suffered as much for the cause of Christ. I'm quite certain I haven't.

Comments

Jordyn ;) said…
i havent suffered that much either.
March 22, 2008 at 9:28 PM
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