Does anybody see her?

First of all....let me set the record state, CJ. I have never actually wet my shorts while playing basketball or any other sport! I just looked like I could any moment.

Second.....I still suck at basketball and therefore, don't play. I can lay the smack down on a volleyball court though.

Some of you may know that there is a Casting Crowns concert this Friday night at the Bilo Center. I am not going...but I really like their music. Actually I really like their lyrics, the music is a little on the pop radio side for me, but I love the message.

I love the heart of Casting Crowns. I truly believe that they have an incredible heart for lost people, but also know that the Church is not doing what it should be doing. Please understand that when I say "the Church" I am not talking about an organization or a building or a staff of paid ministers. I am talking about you and I. WE are the Church. Read these lyrics from the chorus of this song.



Does anybody hear her?

Can anybody see?

Or does anybody even knows she's going down today

Under the shadow of our steeple

With all the lost and lonely people

Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me

Does anybody hear her?

Can anybody see?



She is right there! Right under our noses! We pass her everyday in the grocery store, at the soccer field, at work, maybe even in our own churches and we don't even know that she is dying inside. And here is the really hard to swallow part....she's "searching for the HOPE that's tucked away in you and me."

Instead of tucking it away only to pull it out on Sunday mornings to wear as some kind of fashion statement, if we had the hope of Jesus on display in our everyday lives, she wouldn't have to search for it. We would see her and she would see Jesus.