Leah ROHLF: Eternity is a long time...

October 11, 2004

Eternity is a long time...

As I'm sure most people are aware, Christopher Reeve died yesturday. Normally something like this wouldn't phase me much. However, in the October issue of Reader's Digest they did a complete interview with Superman. I had just read the article a few weeks ago. They titled it "A decade later: hope, determination & faith." As I read through the questions and answers there was a paragraph at the end that got me thinking.

Reader's Digest: "You went nearly 50 years without religion in your life. What made you recetly join the Unitarian Church?"

Reeve: "It gives me a moral compass. I often refer to Abe Lincoln, who said, 'When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. And that is my religion.' I think we all have a little voice inside us that guides us. It may be God, I don't know. But I think that if we shut out all the noise and clutter from our lives and listen to that voice, it will tell us the right thing to do. The Unitarian believes that God is good, and believes that God believes that man is good. Inherently. The Unitarian God is not a God of vengance. And that is something I can appreciate."

I remember reading this article and sharing with someone later that day how I wanted to write Superman a letter and let him know that he hadn't figured out the answer. Who are we, little tiny people to stand up to the God of the universe and tell him how it is going to be? Because we feel we can appreciate something about him??? I don't know. My heart just broke when I read these words. I have no idea if I could have even found where to send him a letter... but now it is too late. He is gone. Forever. Eternity is a long time and it is scary to me how many people are hoping they have found the answer. And yet they are so far from the truth. It also scares me to think of all the times God provided for me to open my mouth and share my faith with people around me and I don't take opportunity share the wonderful love, peace, hope and security we have in Jesus.

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whooever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Posted by Leah at October 11, 2004 11:56 AM

Comments

even superman can't get to heaven by himself.

Posted by: paul at October 11, 2004 03:02 PM

Somehow this made me think of the book of Job. Strange, maybe. The part of the book it makes me think of is towards the end where God is addressing Job and asking him questions about creation/creatures.

Who are we to question how/why God allows things to happen?? I know I do but why do I? I still have a very limited view of who God really is. I don't know what I don't know - so I think I am going to go back and read that passage again.

Thanks Leah!!

Posted by: Wendy Sue at October 12, 2004 02:53 PM