Heaven on Earth
NPR had a story on Weekend Edition about nuns who run a hospice for cancer patients. They care for those who can’t afford care elsewhere, “the poor and the middle class.” The nuns are baseball fans and happily are near Turner Field. Someone from the Braves organization stumbled onto them and even though he’s not a Christian described the hospice as something near “heaven on earth.”
This is what the Church is supposed to be doing. I have no illusion that we will bring the Kingdom into existence before Jesus comes, but I do believe the Kingdom is in some sense here and now. When we work with Jesus and have the Kingdom spill out into this broken world we proclaim the gospel better than any eloquent sermon.
[tags]Kingdom, church, Jesus, Braves[/tags]
kenny says:
October 11th, 2007 at 7:51 am
That’s a great story, and you’re right that it’s a great picture of the Kingdom of God.
-Dave says:
October 11th, 2007 at 8:01 am
Good illustration. Good call.
Robert Woods says:
October 11th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
I agree - wherever good is prevailing and the tired, worn and oppress are finding solace, the Kingdom is near.
jose says:
October 11th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Rob, would you say that even with no Christians around?