Day seventeen: Sister Act

Hello there,

I was watching the movie titled "Sister Act" this afternoon.

This old movie (over 25yrs old) gave me a great appreciation and understanding of the Church's role in the world.

I am not sure the production of this movie was intended for a Christian audience but I do believe that we (believers) can take a cue from some portions of the movie.

For starters, in the movie, the convent was situated in a neighbourhood which was considered as 'dangerous' by its leader. Thus, she kept the nuns indoors to 'protect' them from the 'danger' outside.

It was when the doors of the convent were opened and the sisters allowed to offer acts of service to the people in the neighbourhood that they realised that they weren't bad people after all.

I was blessed by this because it affirmed my belief that in all sincerity, the people we tag or label as 'bad' are not actually so, but what they only need are people who are ready and willing to look beyond those tags well enough to recognise that they are souls needing and capable of receiving God's love.

We hear of stories of Zacchaeus, Mary Magdalene and the Samaritan woman at well in the Bible in which these people had been labelled by their communities. But when they encountered Jesus, their vulnerabilities were exposed and they chose to make amends and commit to Him.

Secondly, this movie taught me why it is important for the Church (and the believer) to not isolate herself from the world but rather to reach out to it.
You see, we have to realise that it is not only the people of the world who need us; we need them too. We need these people to keep our spirits aflame. We need them to fan aflame the giftings and virtues we have received from Holy Spirit.

We defeat the role of Jesus Christ on this Earth when we deny Him the opportunity to be seen by those in the world...we are His hands and feet remember? We are His body.

The ability for the believer to know when and how to reach out to the unbeliever without falling is a matter of wisdom.
As a friend of mine asserted, we need direction.

I pray for us all that we will receive direction from Holy Spirit to effectively reach out to the world and be His lights in the darkness of this world.

In Jesus' name,
Amen!

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