I am still working my way through Mere Christianity. Yesterday I read a few chapters which really challenged me where I am right now beginning with a chapter on Social Morality. I definitely think people need reminded that they have victory in Christ and, therefore, there is HOPE...there is much more than this life. When we let things like fear, doubt, and worry in, our hope and faith diminish until we are only living for today because the battles of tomorrow scare us too much....we can become very self-centered....it's only natural because we hoard, we reject opportunities to love because we think we must protect ourselves and we do not intentionally make ourselves vulnerable to anyone by caring for them or putting their needs above our own. However, if we understand our ultimate victory, we should be free to live and love freely...to be a society like what Lewis describes is a Christian "do as you would be done by" society.
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