We live in a blame-shifting culture. Few of us own up to our own personal responsibility for much of anything anymore. Cheating spouses blame the other for failing to meet their needs. Adult children blame their parents for past abuse. Bosses blame their subordinates for lackluster productivity, while subordinates blame their bosses for creating a culture of hostility.
\nLiberals blame guns for the rise in homicides while conservatives blame the shooter. The populace blames the Media for Fake News while the Media blames the populace for social na\u00efvet\u00e9. The Church blames the culture for kicking it out of the public arena while the culture blames the Church for being irrelevant.<\/p>\n
God doesn\u2019t even get a break here: \u201cWhy me, Lord? What’d I do to deserve this?” This is a virtual backdoor way of saying, “You did this, God!\u201d Even the misnamed Lord\u2019s Prayer, as traditionally recited, doesn\u2019t do us any favors when it comes to turning around this runaway finger-pointing steamroller. It sounds like it’s blaming God too: \u201cAnd lead us not into temptation; ’cause if I sin, it’s Your fault, God – You led me there.”<\/p>\n
Why not come this Sunday morning to hear why God would lead us to where He\u2019d never want us to go? Or is there a different explanation? Only one way to find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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