a parable and a conversation

so, tonight at youth, we discussed the parable in

Matthew 13:31-33

which is

³¹He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. ³²Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches."

³³He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount^{a]" style=" line-height: 0.5em; ">[a]} of flour until it worked all through the dough."

the general deduction was that the kingdom of God starts small, then explodes and expands exponentially. based on that, i've decided that christianity, is, for the most part, dead in north america. bit of a shocking claim, but really, think about the christians you know. think about yourself. probably not living the way a christian should. sure, there are the exceptions, but they're usually ostracized because they make people feel awkward.

but, fortunately, empires collapse eventually. the hegemonic westernized society that is currently choking the planet, has, tops, 100 years left in it before it must give way to something else. not greater or better, just different. no empire lasts forever, as history has shown us. and, weird as this may sound, i kind of hope the next super power isn't so lenient on christians. hearing about the faith that believers from other countries have is staggering. the fact that they could die for what they believe makes it so much more important. here, we get to become one of a thousand faceless individuals with some sort of spiritual belief.

my cynicism is not really fully explained here, but maybe in a later post i'll expand on this topic.

for now though, i leave you with this song:

song: listening to freddie mercury
artist:emery
album: the question (where were You when i was...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F61B_O3R9SE

lyrics:

http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858553204/

excerpt of notice:

You're a Christian/ tell the sinner: "find repentance" "it's your last chance."
You believer, where's your patience?