Luke 7:31-35

          Games people play

          31 "To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the market place and calling to one another, `We piped to you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not weep.' 33 For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine; and you say, `He has a demon.' 34 The Son of man has come eating and drinking; and you say, `Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' 35 Yet wisdom is justified by all her children."

          Yesterday I wrote that our subconscience is capable of incredible gymnastics. Todays reading speaks about children's games. How different are we as adults? What mental gymnastic games do you play, do we all play?

            If we're single we play dating games with live people as if they are toys at our disposal, as if the people are disposable. If we straight or gay, we play games about how we are right and so and so is wrong. We can justify almost anything. We bash one party in a manner no different than the manner 'they' are bashing us. We love to play games. You'd think with all this mental gymnastics we'd all be in better shape!

            I've spoken about the need to be honest with who we are, to own ourselves and grow. That state of being that we strive for seems an unlikely occurrence if all we are interested in is playing games., i.e. staying so childlike. Jesus said we should remain as children, this is NOT what he meant.

            In this election year it seems very difficult to cut through the political rhetoric and gamesmanship exercised by almost everyone. What is called for is honesty, compassion for our brothers and sisters and moving forward in growth. You decide who is more guilty but don't make a game of it. We should own up to what we want to be as a nation as well. It's not to be the American Taliban as noted on the television show The Newsroom. 

          No games, this is serious stuff.