By Steve Dunn
I love this little photo.
I have posted it before on my Facebook page and in my church’s
newsletter. It is clear that our fascination with our cell phones and texting
while driving has developed some seriously deadly implications. Although I use the hands-free Bluetooth feature
of my Toyota Camry from time to time, I do not use it in traffic but only when
I am alone on the high (i.e., no other cars nearby). Doing anything but driving can be a dangerous
distraction—to you if to no one else.
Now look at this cartoon.
One of the phenomenon of worship in churches today is the
texting during worship. Except for those
churches that encourage tweeting with the preach mid-sermon, texting is a
distraction from the most important activity—worshiping the Lord. It often keeps people from giving their
attention and their hearts fully to God and what He wants to communicate to them. A steady diet of this can have some dangerous
eternal consequences.
But it’s not just texting. People who inspect other worshipers for what
they are wearing, doing or not doing are not giving themselves fully to
worship. And I tell my parishioners, “If
you can tell me how many mistakes there were in worship or in the bulletin, you
are permitting those distractions from truly worshiping.
Take these words to heart from I Samuel.
© 2018 by Stephen L. Dunn. You have permission to reprint this provided
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