‘The Messiah is back’, commentators said when Tiger Woods made his comeback this weekend after eight months of reconstructive knee surgery. I find it fascinating how the American Media and Public worship this man. I also have my sports hero’s but really… The unfortunate thing is that there’s actually some truth in the commentators words, a false truth, but his statement is in line with the public who follow him. They view him very much as a God. Their Messiah was unfortunately eliminated in the second round of the Accenture Match Play tournament where he decie to make his comeback. Very Un’Messiah’like.
I think we should be careful of placing people ‘up there’. Tiger doesn’t put himself there. The public does. Because we so like our hero’s to be flesh and blood. Like gods… yet human! We also like Jack Bauer. And Spiderman. The iconic value of that someone we will never be. As I’m contemplating this I can’t pinpoint what bothers me so much about it (without presenting the ‘Jesus should be our Hero’ argument).
Perhaps I see myself doing this as well.
Seeking flesh and blood when Spirit is enough.
After all we’re not supposed to make idols of wood.
Hey flaps I was just wondering…and sorry this not entirely on the topic…
The whole christmas Tree thing, that is wood right….but I am in a whole battle in my mind, about where this tree we decorate comes from…
I read in Jer 13 I think about this tree…that “Heidene” decorate…Just wondering, why do we decorate trees in christmas…
Come flaps Dazzle me with your Knowledge…(dont you think my English has improved??he he…)
Geez Anel - this one is a bit tough for me…! But our Christmas tree always looks dazzling!
As far as I know (from my husbands head encyclopedia), Christmas day (25th December) was a Pagan holiday which the Christians took over when they “took over” (power), and kept the date to maintain relations with the masses, who were predominantly Pagans. According to Wikipedia, The Christmas tree was part of this Pagan Holiday and could be viewed as a Heathen tradition.