Saturday, September 4, 2010
Karen's Spiritual Journey
Karen, the little girl in the video, shows a great progression in her spiritual journey, even through the few clips that we've seen in class (and more available on youtube). The people she interacts with everyday have a surprisingly large impact on her views of Christianity, and what it means to be a Christian.
Karen faces a lot of issues like whether Satan is even real and what kind of things people have to do in order to be Christians. It seems sweet and silly in the series, but these questions are not unlike the ones we face every day. Karen approaches these things from such an innocent point of view that it really effects the way that she reacts in her life. She thinks that being a Christian means sleeping a specific amount of time and drinking milk, just like her teacher. Are there things that we assume we have to do in order to be considered a Christian? We might not think that you have to drink milk (which I certainly hope not, since I'm lactose intolerant); however, some people think you have to attend church worship weekly to be a Christian but going to church doesn't make you a Christian (although it is important).
I think sometimes we also don't realize when we play a role in someone's life like Karen's teacher was to her. In another clip, Karen's teacher was teaching her stories about Jesus while telling her about the things she does everyday, so naturally, Karen assumed she needed to do the same things. In this clip, Karen talks about what she has learned about Satan from her teacher. It's obvious that other things have influenced her views as well, especially in her view of death (she even quotes Star Wars).
If one thing we are really supposed to do as Christians is share Christ with the world, then we should probably be more aware of the roles that we play...
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