Sunday, April 27, 2008

Faith and Church

It moves on to the question on faith.
Where is the faith of the people who go to church? In word or in spirit. And, i used the people who go to church rather than church ppl, is due to the fact that church ppl, know and practice the teachings of God, the other doesn't. It is very silly that people come to church to pray and worship god, but they do not fully understand what his mission on earth was, to be love. God is love. But where is love in church? Within the interior walls of this magnificient structure, or not? A true example which love and faith is definitely not around, is during the our father song. In traditional times, it was always the case that everyone whether you know them or not, will hold each other's hands. Eversince the outbreak of SARS and the hand, foot and mouth disease, faith has left the church. Even after those epidemics had vanished from Singapore or is suppressed, people still do not want physical contact with another. They come to worship but they have their limitations. But, the new god of the world is money. People don't mind shaking or kissing their customers on the cheek for money. Who is the God of this era, Jesus or Money? you be the judge.
Then, most of the people in church follow the monkey see, monkey do technique. It ranges from them bowing with the priest when the celebrants enter church to taking holy water when they leave. Firstly, they do not know why they r doing it, but they just do it cos everyone is doing it. But it's wrong. They aren't suppose to bow when the priests come in cos when the congregation enters the church at their different times, they bow or genuflact at the door or pew. They r not suppose to follow the celebrant and the altar servers n the communion ministers n all. Then secondly, when they enter church they take holy water and bless themselves from the sins they've made outside of church, by making the sign of the cross. But then again, when the leave church they do the same. does this mean they r blessing themselves from the sins they've made in church? you be the judge.
Today, i went to church, and i parked my car near the grotto. I knew it was not the right place to park, but i just needed to go down, grab some stuff and leave. In addition, there was no wardens to guide me to park anywhere else. So, i parked. Went to the bookshop. Bought some stuff. Then the woman was looking for a box. People started exiting the church already at that pt so i told her ill come back and collect the car cos i was gonna repark it. I rushed to the car, to get a whole scum of scoldings about me being inconsiderate and all. I did know it was wrong, but he just went on and on. I felt like yelling at him. But the better side of me told me to let it be. It's not like i was doing this for self purpose, i was actually doing this for someone elses benefit and all i got back was shit. The cruxifiction of jesus was also the same, he came to do good but got mocked and given shit by his own people. Practice of being like jesus only remains in the walls of the church, and out of it, the devils take over. Today's incident has seriously scarred me to think that people who go to church are not who they are meant to be. They are political, self-absorbed and think they are great. If i had a choice of staying home and praying versus going to church, ill pick home. I know i'm being very judgemental about this, but are you going to judge me back for how i feel?

Posted by Alexander Thaddeus Kow at 4/27/2008 12:11:00 pm