Gospel Re-Formed

We all see the brokenness of this world. We see violence, sickness, poverty, death, and a sadness that streams from this experience we call life. We also have a desire to bring the world back to a better state, righting the wrongs that we see. So we attempt to change this world. The canvas we see is not white as if fresh and clean, but warped and distorted, the woven fibers of time tainted by sin and death. In the darkness, we attempt to paint this world in a color that covers this darkness, this brokenness. We paint in many colors, some bright, some dark. We draw rainbows, smiling children, catchy sayings, cat videos, even Bible verses. We also draw the roaring warrior within, loudly proclaiming our authority and power over this world through boldness, pride, and dominance. We even display the good ol' red, white, and blue. Although most of the time it is just red or blue because the country’s real enemy is the other color. We try to paint anything to distract us from the ...