A Sea of Apathy

I had a weird dream last night.  I think it was because I was thinking about being a good neighbor yesterday.  In the dream, I was with a bunch of people in boats and this sail boat capsized, the mast hit a man as it fell and he went overboard.  There were other boats that were closer to him, but no one was helping.  I remember I yelled "HE IS NOT OK!"  because I could see him floating a little bit, but he wasn't moving and I thought he might have been knocked unconscious.  People were just ignoring it....so, I jumped and swam over to him....I was able to lift him up a little bit to get his head up out of the water, but I was asking people nearby to help me get him into their boat.  NO ONE WAS OFFERING TO HELP.  Do you ever have those really frustrating dreams where you feel a sense of desperation?

So, I'm sure I did a lot of swimming last night :)  I had to get him to shore since no one was helping me.

One thing I am thinking about this morning that is a challenge to us in our commitment to be good neighbors is APATHY....for whatever reason, there is a strong spirit of APATHY in our culture.  When I was studying Sociology, I had an amazing professor that would show us how cultures and societies would waver and fall based on their systems of beliefs and he told us way back in the mid-90's to watch out for the concept of "tolerance".... that was beginning to enter our cultural thought and language because tolerance and apathy are companions.  I have always found it fascinating that ideas are so powerful....you can't touch them....but, they can totally infiltrate our minds and hearts.  I have definitely been seeing that happen in our culture and even in our churches.  Look what Aristotle said...

We need revival....I don't like to add things to the blog that make people feel overwhelmed or helpless....but, the good in the feelings of desperation is the cry for help that results.  We need Jesus to come to our rescue!