I was listening to the new U2 CD this evening and catching up on the blogs on my blogroll (well, at least starting with March’s posts since I’m eons behind!). I love listening to new music, especially when it is good! And I must say that I am already hooked on No Line On the Horizon.
I was listening this evening to a song on the album titled White As Snow while doing some reading over at Faithfully Dangerous. As the song was playing in my ear buds, I happened upon a post from Kent about the very same song. It is here and it would help to read it before reading the rest of this.
We have been homeschooling this past school year and decided to join a co-op. It has mostly been a very positive experience, though I began the school year with a dose of trepidation. Coming out of the ranks of evangelical Christianity, I was slightly afraid of this group of homeschooling Christians. Thankfully, I have found normalcy and some new friends.
One of the most perturbing things about co-op this year has been the handling of the election last November. I can’t help but believe that the yearbook theme was a knee-jerk reaction to the loss of the evangelical favorite. We were to turn in family pages for co-op that relect the theme “God and Country.” Here we go again. These boundaries that separate us, that cause us to esteem ourselves, that have wrought bloodshed since the beginning of time… why do we continue to drag the name of God through our dirty politics?
May we learn the cleansing power of the One who is white as snow. The One who never judges us based on nationality, religion, race or education level. The One who simply loves us.
glad to hear you are enjoying the new music.
it to me once again has a very prophetic feel to it.