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01/17/2014

My Thoughts

As a kid I remember one line in the movie, 'The Wizard of Oz', as a statement I couldn't quite understand. The line is spoken by Elphaba, the wicked witch of the west, towards the end of the movie. I laughed at it when I watched it but it made me wonder. The line is 'Wicked Witch of the West: You cursed brat! Look what you've done! I'm melting! melting! Oh, what a world! What a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness? Oooooh, look out! I'm going! Oooooh! Ooooooh! ', as quoted here: LINK .

The idea of beautiful wickeness was a strange thought. Yet, it was like a seed that has grown in our culture and produced a return of 30%, 60% and sometimes 100%. Now we see wickedness paraded like it is something to be celebrated. Wickedness has been made to look beautiful and everyone is supposed to tolerate it. (My city of Cleveland will be proudly hosting the Gay Games in the summer of 2014.)

I think the main problem is that we've lost the understanding of wickedness. This is evident in the Broadway show 'Wicked'. I would highly suggest you go see it as it plays with confusion of what is good and what is wicked. The story is about the good witch, Glinda, always doing mean and selfish things and the bad witch, Elphaba, convicted with concerned for others and community. Ephaba even says if your definition of goodness is so corrupt than I don't every want to do a good deed again. My paraphrasing. (Also in the last song, 'For Good', 'good' < > 'better')

We've lost what is right and what is wrong in our culture. As believers in Christ, living in this world, this creation, please, please never loose site that God has established right and wrong, not people. He knows the best way we humans are to live a productive, joyful, happy life. He tells us in his Word, the Holy Bible, not because he's mean and authoritative but because he really want's us to be at peace, joyful, happy. Imagine a city with no murder (thou shalt not murder). Imagine that same city has no theft (thou shalt not steal). We could get rid of all keys, vaults, passwords, and save billions of dollars that are now spent on security and put it towards feeding the poor. I've outlined the rest of this idea of 'fleshing out' the 10 commandments in other posts, but please do not loose site of it and as believes take hold of His plan and change your world.

Love,
Dad