fish out of water!! (think, childhood pool games)

Marco,

in the same way that a fish has only ever known water as the world he lives in, many of us have never lived in a world without television. certainly not without a phone or radio, electricity. the observation that video messaging, mobile internet/TV, and satellite images have become no longer novel but expected... we don't live in the world that most of our good literature was written in. they wrote by candlelight with quills and I'm slapping my fingers against some keys that make letters appear on a full-color screen with capabilities beyond anything I could/would want to ever design. and yet I resound with the sentiment of their hearts, as we have the same Christ. And we strive, similarly, to love Christ as He loves us.

I believe that we've lost something that was built into those past ages. They could go home. they had no pager/cell/email/phone clamoring for their attention. they had time in their day (they couldn't avoid it) of real reflection. often times our quiet time is placed on the altar of productivity. and not just striving to make money, but sometimes in worthwhile service. I submit to you that without that quiet time of refocusing and re-examing our lives that our productivity may increase at the same rate of our soul's decrease. our portfolio expands as our heart shrivels. much is done and little is loved. countries are conquered while, well... we're better suited to drink/swim up Niagara.

our culture is greatly unlike any previous. we must glean from the past the 'crucials' and translate them and make them digestably contemporary. never water them down, but take them from parchment to the projector.

we ought not feel bad about not living in the 'good ol days' when a quiet life was easier to come by. we have been called as a people chosen to redeem the lost in this crucial day. I think that knowing the battle we must face is key. it doesn't win the battle we're losing, but it's a strategy. reclaim your time of solitude, silence, and prayer!! as hard at it may be to turn off a cell, ipod, tv and laptop all at once... i think we've got to. yes, for our sake, but moreso for those that are looking to us as His representation on earth. His is a still and small voice.

yours,
Polo