he tripped and fell into the subway car. if he had a bomb, everyone around him who had “apprehended” him would be dead. your nonsense about communities sounds so antiquarian that it is sadly pathetic.

I hadn’t heard about that at all. That is so sad. And you’re right, the question is: what/how can we change or impact society around us to reflect love and not fear?

I think the idea of community, caring for each other’s needs, is noble and I want to be a part of a community that stands out and actually does that…I believe it is possible. Or do I? I have to admit that I am skeptical, as you might have been able to tell from the way I wrote the previous sentence. I think that people without God and Christ in their lives would be ruled by fear rather than love. I know that movies do not necessarily reflect real life, but I thought one of the most powerful scenes in WAR OF THE WORLDS (the one with Tom Cruz trying to drive his mini-van through a town full of people)was one that showed how people that are afraid do not often seek to care for others, they look out for themselves…to the point of insanity.

I was just reading in First Corinthians about how the wisdom of God is not understood by the “rulers of this age” and that the ultimate truth and wisdom of Christ is foolishness to those that do not have the Spirit of God.

But it also says that God was well pleased that through the “foolishness” of the message to save those who would believe. So how do we get people to go along with this foolish, “unwise” idea of caring for each other?

I could go on writing and writing…but this isn’t even answering your question and it is bringing up a more philosophical “big picture” question that was only partly related to what you wrote. I have to go back to work now…but I do pray and ask the Lord the same question you did: Lord, what is this world coming to?