I was going to say something about pagans in this blog but I'm not sure if I've got my thinking straight on the subject. I am thinking of modern 21st century pagans, particularly the resurgence of paganism recently among British and Celtic people, my people, but I'm sure I'd end up saying something dumb, out of ignorance. So, pagans all, breath a sigh of relief!
As I walk my dog on these chilly late autumn evenings I mull over many things. The vista from the upper stretch of Birkdale Road, looking out toward Greenhithe, Hobsonville and the hills beyond is gorgeous. The immediate suburbs of Birdale and Beachhaven are full of trees, and at sunset, through the haze, take on the appearance of a very homely heaven-on-earth - and never more so than last night. As always I was stirred by the beauty before me and then the lines of a song we had sung only last Sunday in church came back to me: "and oh, we will look on His face and we will go to a much better place" I couldn't sing the 'much better place' phrase then, and last night looking on the beauty of the earth as I did, I thought "let those who believe the "much better place" doctrine go there and Jesus, heal and restore the earth for those like me and I'll stay here. And You can come visit me now and then.
There's few things that breaks my heart more than to see the beauty of this place compromised, disregarded or counted as nothing, often by the defenders of the 'much better place' doctrine. I suspect they're a bunch of freaking gnostic iconoclasts! What does Genesis tell us.... 1:31 Living Bible "Then God looked over all he had made, and it was excellent in every way" It was good, and it still is. If somewhere else can be better than this place which God calls Good then maybe God isn't so great or He's confused. I think He's as great as ever He was and we're the confused.
God bless the good!
A dangerous lunch with a steaming mug of something overly sweet and a wrangle over prices when you go to pay the bill.
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