I saw it on a van today...large, bold, not to,be missed, cap letters encircling the back window were the words: "Hands that serve are holier than lips that pray". While one "might" understand some circumstances that could lead someone to say this, without further explanation, It seemed to me a pretty brazen statement.
However, to reverse this and say, "Lips that pray are holier than hands that serve" would, to me, be equally as brazen without further explanation. I have to admit that the van's statement certainly does make me wonder where the owner of the van was coming from. This van owner might be a Christian or not...we don't know. Perhaps the owner has been hurt by someone who prayed but felt no inclination to offer a hand of help in Christian charity in a time of need. Perhaps this person is not a believer in prayer and it's power at all.
I wish I could have found out the circumstances that would lead to such a bold statement. I'll never know most likely, but my mind is called back once again to how Christians down through the ages have argued over what pleases God the most...faith or works. This very thing is a matter of discussion in the Bible, and the 2nd chapter of James brings us clarity that seems to me to put an end to the matter. Still, the arguement goes on, and will most likely until the end of time. I can't help it though, I'm always saddened when people try to pit the two against one another when they are in fact, like breathing in and breathing out, meant to be inseparable
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