the need for change.

"change is the essence of life.
be willing to surrender what you are, for what you could become."

In most churches, passivity is a highly developed art. Tradition is revered. Change and innovation move at a glacial pace. Even the slightest change at church can make people very upset. Every pastor can tell you stories of members who've become hysterical over minor changes to a worship service. You might say that today's church is full of passivity activists whose greatest energies are devoted to fighting change.

- Murrow, David, Why Men Hate Going to Church, at p.71

i personally dislike change. if there must be change, i must be the one to bring about such change, not anyone else. and if change must come, it must be like a breath of fresh air, not like the air in a crowded bus. (ugh) reading this book has (so far. i'm a slow reader.) reminded me to question the things i say, and the things i do. am i opposing madness? or am i opposing change?

i will never love change. but the least i can do is to flex a little, and allow it to happen.