No Hoodies in Church?

I wonder what the world would look like if we really believed what we say we believe and behave like what we say we believe we think it's right to behave like!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK there are way too many 'believes' and 'behaves' in that sentence but if your still reading this then my point is...........................................................(trying not to sound too angry) what the heck is the church's response to riots in Manchester, Birmingham, London and ???????? places
There is SILENCE, not a WORD and whats worse is that the media don't even bother asking.

Have we, the church, really become that irrelevant?

Have we lost our conversation with papers, TV, Radio?

When did we stop being the moral commentators on society?

Who took over?

Yep I have twitter friends (@Cephas535 seeing as you ask!) Facebook friends all saying it's aweful.

Some enjoying seeing the Police kick in the hoody doors and arrest the culprits. Some saying we should be tougher on criminals ............... even saying they should join the army! Ok, so now they know how to kill someone and use guns to batter down shop fronts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at the results of conscription in the USA and the rise of the Black Panther movement in the 60's?

I get amazed how quickly people put down their Bibles and reach for their newspaper when there are looking for answers to disorder in society.

How with one breath we ask for compassion from our Father and with another pick up a stick to beat up those who, we are rightly, angry with.

With one voice we pray 'forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us' and with another follow the clarion call of the Red Tops to 'take away their benefits and put em out on the streets'.................they are rubbish after all!!!! (and I'm not referring to the Newspapers. Oops sorry I am ).

We cry Revival but have nothing constructive to say to the 'Hoody' planning his/her next raid.

We shout "where are the parents?" and I want to shout WHERE IS THE CHURCH?

I've even heard that this is a sign of the end times. So lets not bother praying for peace then!!

People are angry, me too.

People have lost their daily living and don't know how to start again. The Government will make new laws and do anything they can to increase the chance of being elected at the next change of Parliament. People really don't know where to turn..............................and the Church?................mmm?

I phoned the Rector of my home church in Manchester and told them that people in Belfast where praying for them. I asked what we should pray for and she (the Rectors wife) said "for those who are afraid to go into the town centre and those whose buisness has been wrecked"

Fear and anger are being expressed in so many different ways.

My prayer is that the church will find it's voice once again and follow the call of Jesus to be a light set on a hill and to be Salt that brings a pleasent flavour.

It's what I believe. It's how I want to behave