Monday, March 2, 2009

Good what?

I have encountered an interesting problem here in Benin. It's not really a problem more of a funny
occurance. Here there is a particular greeting in the morning and another for the evening.
This leaves an odd transition time in the middle of the day, anywhere from 11:30AM to 1:00PM you
may here both. For most people noon is the switching time, when the morning greeting is replaced
by the evening one. So it's more so me that always gets mixed up. Even when it's clearly morning like
8 or 9 in the morning, I may say good evening! This little dilemma made me think of the history
of earth. In the "morning" time God created the planet everything was perfect, and people were
living happily, well the two people that experienced paradise. Then somewhere in the morning
people fell, and sin began. The sun of history continued and to me it seems we are in that between.
Throughout the ages of history people have been confused. They cannot explain all the suffering
around them, they cannot explain pain, sin, or even good things like love and joy and peace, they just
can't figure out God. But if we see ourselves as in that noon period not everything has to be explained.
Soon evening will come, the history of sin will set and God will takes us home.

1 comment:

Florence said...

I think we ARE in the evening moments of this planet. Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! We're going to see the King.
No more crying there, we are going to see the King

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! We're going to see the King.

No more dying there, we are going to see the King

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! We're going to see the King.