Wrangler
Well-Known Member
So I think we would be better off discussing higher things.
There is a Taoist saying that I love. The water is dirty but the fish do not live in the clean water. Do you know what it means? Jesus put it this way.
People who have their health don’t need to see a doctor. Only those who are sick do. I’m not here to call those already in good standing with God; I’m here to call sinners to turn back to Him.
Mark 2:17
It means we need to engage the lower things also. Our motive is to raise up the poor in Spirit. The trick is to not get dragged down to their level for we are meant to be in this world but not of it, the light of the world.
It isn't healthy to be reminded of that constantly.
Agreed. For this reason, I have not watched news on TV in a quarter of a century. Feel free not to engage. A saying at a church I used to go to said Give until it feels good, not until it hurts.
Having said that, it is important to be connected to what is going on in our culture, e.g., The OJ Simpson Trial, 9/11, the pandemic and cultural Marxism ascendancy. The false narrative is the police are out to unjustly get every African American. People of The Way should oppose lies wherever they appear. Government is not the Savior.
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
John 8:32