Pilgrim Soldier

Last night I started to read Simply Christian by Bishop Tom Wright. So far it has been an excellent and easy read!

In the first chapter he is talking about Justice and how it is an echo of God’s voice showing how some things should be. He mentions some of the great Christian martyrs of the 20th Century as well as Archbishop Desmond Tutu as illustrations of those who have heard this echoed voice.

This whole chapter reminded me of our small group discussion last Thursday night. We had watched Rob Bell’s Nooma “Dust” which talks about Discipleship and our following Jesus. One of the questions in the accompanying study asks “What impact are Christian’s today having on the course of human history?”.

In response people like Tutu, Martin Luther King and Mother Theresa were mentioned as proof that Christian’s do still have an influence today. We also talked about how Christian’s the world over are making a difference. The great martyrs of our age are simply the tip of the iceberg. True Christians the world over are still making an impact on human history in quiet ways that may never be acknowledged by humanity itself. But then we aren’t looking for the acknowledgement of man. I’m not sure that we should even be looking for the acknowledgement of God either, as in reality we should simply be doing.

The majority of us are never going to be world-shakers who are in the public eye. Instead we are called to be more and more like Jesus, striving constantly to live the sort of life that He lived so that His mission is continued until such a time as He chooses to return in glory.