A Reflection on Being in a Foreign Land
by LewisA high percentage of the people who call PACC their home church have
traveled to other countries. A number of people in this body were not
born in the U.S., and so are actually living in a foreign country.
But even if you haven’t been to other countries, you can imagine
something about it. For instance, it is likely that you would not know
the language, or at least not know it well. It is likely that you will
not know all the customs of the country, not the cuisine. All those
things can be overcome with time, of course, but until you do learn them
you are likely to stick out to the native population as a stranger -
because that is what you will be.
In fact, even though you “speak the language and know the customs, that
is what you are on this earth. No one who is a Christian belongs here,
although there are times when we Christians like it here very much.
The old song says, “This World Is Not My Home” and it is my prayer that
we will understand that more deeply as time goes on and live like the
intruders that we are, for we are indeed in a Foreign Land!
Every blessing,
Lewis