Thursday, March 04, 2010

The Dark Night of the Soul


I remember walking through Home Depot with my dad when I was about eight years old. On one of the aisles, I found a gospel tract with a gigantic yellow smiley face printed on the cover. In thick, black lettering it said, "Smile, Jesus loves you."

I thought it was inspiring. Someone left a gospel tract in Home Depot! How wonderful. For some reason, the smiley face stuck in my mind.

In summary, that's what I thought Christianity was about. The gospel tract said it all. Every Christian was supposed to resemble that gigantic yellow smiley face. After all, Jesus died for His people's sins and loved them very, very much. Knowing that, how could they ever be unhappy?

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