Can you see in my heart, of course you can’t.  Nor can you know the nature of a man except by his reflection in space.  It is not only by action that we determine a man’s intention but by the ripples of his affect.  The Lord buoys the spirit of a man such that you can see his vigor for life, abundant life, that never subsides, never ends.  Are we so in love with death that we crave every danger and refuse to look to the right and left to see the joy of life around us?  Have you traced your genealogy, either to Adam and Eve or to the primordial pool?  Either origin makes us brothers, regardless of clan or geographic allegiance.  The excuse of evolution refuses to allow pardon for relativistic behavior that excludes respect for any person.  We are all subject to the same influences of oxygen, water and energy transformation.  None escapes the reality of reality.

The only things that continue to differentiate humankind are our choices.  That is why “free will” is the most important gift of grace.  My decisions must be made by me so that I can be held accountable for my own existence.  Relegating or delegating the responsibility for my wake and its impacts is the only impossibility.  That is why sin, and the presence of its inky stain is the perfect indelible marker.  A man either occupies space and emanates the dirty cloud of his sinful existence or reflects the internal brightness of the Holy Spirit. That which is indwelt by purity cannot remain tainted and a dirty thing carries a palpable odor. These are tangible elements not just things of conjured, imaginary or theoretical thinking.  Sin is real, try and prove that it isn’t and you will find it harder than proving the existence of Almighty God.  The unholy poisons of prideful humanity continue to weigh us down.  The only way to salvation is through being set free by the cleansing Blood of Jesus Christ, the eternal physician for our collective illness.  The only difficulty is that we can only be healed one at a time, individually by direct acceptance of the antidote provided by repentance and belief.  There is no communal salvation.  The communities and fellowship comes after cleansing, when those made righteous in Christ are set into eternal relationship with God and man.

I do not know the heart of young people, but I know this that soon they shall inherit this world and the responsibility for its difficulties and maintenance.  It may be that their apparent disinterest, nonchalance and attitude of mockery is only a front for the serious contemplation of frightened humans.  Perhaps they do understand their weighty dilemma with this coming changing of the guard.  Maybe they love and adhere to ideals of loyalty, sacrifice and service and are waiting for that precisely ordained moment at which to stand up and proclaim this wisdom.  We were once unprepared for our moment in time, but somehow this world in its uniquely designed set of influences made us grow, learn and mature through pain, reward and transformation.  God is so good and His plan is just right, perfectly designed to get us all to where we were always meant to go, home.  Praise You Father, Your Name is Holy, Righteous and True.  I love you Lord.