FELLOWSHIP REFUSED
John Stott, the British writer, relates a visit he made to a city in Latin America–the capital city of the country. In the center of the city was a huge square. In the middle of the square was a statue of a national hero who liberated the country from the Spanish conquistadors. On one side of the square was a massive cathedral. Stott tried to enter, but the cathedral was locked. But on the steps that led up to the cathedral were three people: one was a blind beggar selling matches, the second was a drunkard who had vomited on the steps, and the third was a prostitute, offering her body to passersby in broad daylight. Noted here were three people who symbolized the tragedy of human lostness, and behind them was a massive cathedral, closed against them, seeming to say: “Keep out, go away, we don’t want you.” That at least was the silent message which was communicated. The image of…
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