Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Chapter 1
"On most campuses our heads don't rise above sea level to be recognized as anything more than another club or subculture." How true is this of Cru at Louisville, and Christians on campus in general? We need more than a name and a meeting to really live out the great commission. We need the Spirit and the gospel and the love of God present in our lives and words. "When there is a lack of spiritual vitality, joy and zeal, Christianity drifts towards legalism; adherents define themselves by what they don't do rather than by what they do and what they are--Christ followers." If we want to be recognized as more than some club and radically different, it can't occur through creating a sterile Christian bubble of an environment that blocks out all the evils of the world. We need to act as Christians-literally "little Christs"-and do as Jesus would. He ate among sinners and came for the spiritually sick, and we should do the same. Creating a community built on and filled with legalism only begets judgement for the lost and pushes them away. Instead, we are called to love and leave the judging to the Father. How much of a different would it make if such a transformation happened in Cru?
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I think a good start would be to be intentional about eating with other people. This can be complimented with other activities, but literally just sitting at a different lunch table can be a good start. In the last year, it wasn't often that I was able to eat lunch in the SAC, but every time I did there was a distinct table full of people from Cru. So for me to say this may seem somewhat hypocritical since I don't have the opportunity to do it, but it needs to be said: how hard is it to walk up to a strange table (especially at the beginning of the year when everyone is just coming back to school) and say "Hey, my name is _______! Do you have an open seat? Can I join you for lunch?"
ReplyDeleteThere's no getting around it, if we want to be a light for the world, we have to start by going to the world. We have to step outside our comfort zone.