This morning whilst shopping I saw Quakers in a silent vigil
declaring on posters that what happened to Hiroshima and Nagasaki seventy years
ago must never happen again. Whilst
applauding the sentiment I realize that this is a gesture that is likely to fall
on deaf ears. For the heart of man “ is
desperately wicked.” We tend to remember Hitler but forget Pol Pot. We deplore the African slave trade of the
nineteenth century, but forget people are in slavery making our clothes. If we
look full on at the world we see evil on every hand and in order to cope with
this reality we put on blinkers and hide in denial. How often do we hear, “This
must never happen again. I wouldn’t want
anyone to go through this?” But until
man turns back to God in repentance we will hear this phrase over and over
again.
First of all thanks to Fat Prophet for your interest. I see from your blog you are having trouble commenting. To get back to my assessed service. Criticism albeit constructive is harder for some to take than others. I felt a little crushed after my assessed service but then remembered I had recorded it on my dictaphone. I listened to it all through and although my assessors were quite right about me speaking a little quickly and rushing from item to item, I was actually very pleased with the content of my sermon and how I presented it. So I have decided to take heart. I highly recommend other trainees to record your services. You can hear your good points and your bad and there is no argument about it, it is all caught on the recorder.
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