320 Fulton

We are not praying in the abstract for 40 days.

We are praying at a particular place. 320 is a plot of earth unlike other properties in Grand Rapids. On some property, books are sold; on other properties, children learn to read; still other properties publish books. On church property, the Word of God is read and understood. In that Word, we find the following:

"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and will heal their land." 2Chr 7:14

Heal their land...

...not just any land, but a particular and inconspicuous patch of land at 320 E. Fulton Street.

For this inconspicuous place does not go unnoticed by the JUST: those of us who recognize that abortion, though legal, ends a human life, brings untold sorrow upon the mother, and robs us all of our dignity.

This land cries out for healing, even as this nation cries out for healing.

Likewise, our hearts cry out for healing: turn from their wicked ways...

...whose wicked ways, dear readers?

None other than mine and yours. Abortion does not happen in the abstract.

We must humble ourselves and search our hearts:

Have I offended human dignity today?
Have I done less than God asks of me today?
Have I failed to recognize Christ in any other person today?

Ahh, yes, the timber. Pluck it out, dear reader.

Until we have done the hard work of humility, we dare not stand at 320 E. Fulton or any place and claim to be His people.