I was reading an article about Christians who no longer attend church. One of the people interviewed said that one reason he left church was that “priorities are so screwed up, and we shoot our wounded.”
Trying to do church without any real heart or desire to serve God makes it difficult. It becomes all power and control. Anyone who doesn’t go along with it or, worse yet, has a failing or sin, we leave behind. It is easier to shoot our wounded than to deal with their brokenness.
It is a tactic of war to shoot someone when there is a group of people following or fighting you. If you can wound one or more of their number, they are crippled. They have to carry that person. At least one other person is out of commission in trying to help the wounded person. It is a mean and cruel thing to do, but it is easier to shoot the wounded person than it is to help him.
In church, it is easier to shoot our wounded, or at least to ignore them until they spiritually die. It is a lot of trouble to help a wounded person, but it is also a lot of bother.
Galatians 6:1-2 tells us to bear one another’s burdens and in this way fulfill the law of Christ. It also says that we need to be careful that we don’t fall into the same sin.
It is real easy to get wounded. Remember that the next time you get judgmental. It could be you wounded and needing help. The world is a tough place and we are a family.
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