victim, perpetrator, bystander.

Hello everyone, I just ran into this quote, and it kept me still for a good minute or so.

"...Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander."

I'm not sure who the person is who said it, but I believe it's a powerful word for all of us who are running after God's heart. Most of the time, we spend our moments hiding under the worldly radar as to avoid being "victims" of discussions, arguments, and confrontations about our faith; and we spend just as much time walking the line between piety and sin so as long as we don't commit something "that" bad as to be seen as "perpetrators" by men and women we strive to please. The most powerful message in that quote was that "Above all... YOU WILL NOT BE A BYSTANDER..." urging a sort of awareness that spurs action, that consequentially incites betterment; a far cry from being fearful of becoming a victim and being maliciously unloving to others.

I don't know, I guess all these terms and parallels get muddled up at the end of it all, but I hope that those words urging us not to be bystanders during the course of our lives will ring out and speak its own conviction into those who allow God to work through it.

Whew.

Love you guys and gals (even if I can't fully articulate it well sometimes...),

Sam

ps, we're working on our next release for March, and it's gonna be goooooooooooood!! Keep an eye out...