I use to wonder why so many of Lord's people could believe or behave way they did. I use to hear and participate in endless discussions of why this Church believed one thing and another Church believed another. No two groups of Christians appeared same from doctrines to beliefs! There were such diversities among all us Christians! Many times all talk led me into more confusion and distrust. Many times it left me doubting my own relationship with Jesus; and worse yet, doubting an-others relationship with Jesus.

What I could not seem to grasp was why our Lord allowed all these differences to remain! Didn't Jesus know how they all looked as His Disciples? Didn't Jesus care how they all reflected on Him? To make matters worse, no one seemed to have any answers either. The few answers that were shuffled around never seemed to satisfy MY Discipleship or beliefs. It instead, seemed like everyone was jockeying for some position within Kingdom either here on Earth or in Heavenly's.

This went on for a few years without any spiritual solution or personal resolution. At times when I felt more spiritual myself, I would try to present some 'religious cliche' as an answer. But, never any answer that reveals real Truth that sets you free.

One morning, while again, quietly pondering such things with Lord, answer came. The truth appeared! In front of me I saw a Path. This Path stretched from horizon to horizon. The path curved and weaved its way into hills, valleys, and mountains. A well worn Path is was, it could not be mistaken for anything else. It cut it's way thru entire landscape and forged its way into pleasant meadows and glens, forests, and even deserts. A Path for one and a Path for all. Yet Path always seemed to remain relatively narrow.

As I continued to focus on this picturesque Path, I began to see people. Many people, and all kinds of people! Yet Path was not crowded and there was plenty of room for more people. Seeing so many people I noticed certain individuals and groups. All were plainly dressed in long nondescript robes and all generally appeared same age, yet not old or young. Each distinctly still had their own individual appearance.

Looking still closer, I began to see some carrying on conversations with each other. Large groups on Path, talking and walking; smaller groups on Path, talking and walking also. Each group was totally engrossed in enjoyable conversations as they walked on Path together. I can even remember How I wished to join up with them just to hear what was being said.

But then as I looked along Path I noticed a few scattered here and there that were totally alone. Some walking alone, some sitting on Path's side, all alone. It looked like a few were just plain tired and had sat down to rest. Then I noticed others so alone they had helplessly sat down and started crying. Tears falling as others walked on by. Once in awhile a hand would reach out to one and immediately that one would jump up and start walking again as two clasped hands and continued on together. Then there were a few who never moved from Path's side where they had settled down. These few people seemed to cry and cry and cry, a continuous flow of tears. So great was their weeping that I wondered why? Looking a bit closer I knew that such burdens within has caused their hearts to cry out in distress, since it could no longer bear grief. So such cryings were their only relief.

Upon seeing such sorrows, I had to look away and immediately my attention was caught by a loud commotion arising from another group on Path. A whole crowd was laughing and joking and back- slapping, like there was no tomorrow. The noise attracted such attention that more and more people were being drawn to it like a magnet. Some out of curiosity, some just following one's in front of them. Many stragglers joined raucous group as if they had nothing better to do. What a sight to behold! As crowds got bigger and bigger, it seemed to center around one individual person. Each time this person spoke all would cheer wildly and wave their hands and arms, like spectators at a game. The excitement actually filled air and everyone was enthralled in mesmerizing atmosphere.

Do you often feel like an Alien? In fact, have you recently inquired if you were really still on Planet Earth? Do things of this World just seem more and more foreign to you?

Well, Dear Friend, you are in good company! Our Apostolic Brother Paul felt same way and said same things. Perhaps in a different language, but it is still relative for today. In fact, Paul went one step further. He said you were suppose to feel and speak same way. In fact, if you didn't, Paul again took it one step further! Paul questioned your so called "born again" experience.

It is quite apparent within our global society today that ANYTHING GOES. We are living in day and age of pure lasciviousness. Modesty, integrity, morals, discipline, and accountability are rejected values. Our so called human rights and personal ethics have degenerated on an over all scale leaving common sense to fly coop. Both, rarely to be seen anymore like an extinct species. All while our acute intelligence in academia is at its highest peak within our quantum race toward prideful superiority. Leaving dysfunctional disorders to coagulate into heart attacks and obesity. If it takes a "village to raise a child" nowadays, that village has seemingly been swept away by a deluge of universal disrespect and idolatrous arrogance.

The pitiful end to this scenario is - most Christians blend so well into all of that! The major congregations of Christianity has unfortunately become just another organization, and a vast one at that. Especially in promoted church world of today, which has become homogenized to point of dilution, polluted to point of stagnation, assimilated to point of derision. All multiplying into a not so innocent ignorance full of mindless delusion.