Nachfolge

There is a quiet resistance these days to the idea of the holiness of desolation. I recently finished reading and studying "The Cost of Discipleship" (in German: Nachfolge) a profound book by the WW II martyr and theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. In his elaboration of the Sermon on the Mount, Bonhoeffer writes of the absolute necessity to not only pray in secret, but give ourselves spiritually, mentally, and physically to God in secret.

We are intertwined as human beings, spirit, soul, body, and flesh. We cannot detach ourselves from our 5 senses. Christ commands us to humble obedience and service to the Father. He commands us to suffer ourselves for the sake of the Kingdom of God. There is no nationalism that outweighs the Kingdom of God. There is no pride in country that can ever push aside our service to God.

And yet, we are beings intertwined in the flesh. The music we hear must be to drive us closer to God. That which we see must serve to stimulate our existence into building the Kingdom. That which we love must be, first and foremost, the will of God and God's presence in other people.

I am here to bring others to God. To help bring music, thoughts, sights, and feelings that will stimulate the mind and the body towards a holier existence. I have no illusions as to the size of my audience, but I will press onwards nonetheless. Because God is far, far greater than I could ever imagine myself to be.