A Morning Chat

I was sitting across from the table, having coffee with my beloved life companion, as I have done ever since we got together.   It is my favorite time of the day as we silently sit and let the morning sun rise and slowly bring in the day.  I am not a morning person when it comes to communicating well, but I enjoy simply being together in the peaceful part of the day, sipping our coffee, reading, or just pondering life.

I had been reading a book for the past week and as interested as I was in the subject and as much as I liked the author, I found myself uneasy with what I was reading.  It was talking about all the changes in the world, our American culture, and the church.  It was talking about a new “enlightenment” and how things must completely change if the church wants to even exist anymore.  I am not in advocate of the Institutional Church or most Organized Religion so I kept reading the book hoping I would overcome my uneasiness.  I didn’t.

I put down my book.  I stared out the window for awhile deep in thought; then I finally looked across the table and said,

“Apparently there is no such thing as sin anymore.  People are basically good and if we just start acting good God will bless us with all good things.  Since there is no sin, there is no need for forgiveness or atonement any more, which is pretty much an “old school” concept anyway.  All of that “old fashioned religion” is not relevant to our culture or our world anymore so we need to move on and think up something new and more exciting.”

My partner looked up, smiled, and then said,

“So apparently, you and the rest of the world don’t need Me anymore.  So what do you think about that?”

“Well, I don’t know about the rest of the world or this culture or anyone else as far as that goes.  I love all you have done for me, I love being with you, I need you, and believe that you are more than relevant in my life.  After 43 years it still works for me.  That’s all I’ve got to say about that.”