TorahLover
18th March 2004, 03:23 PM
a story:
There was once a mighty city that had fallen onto hard times. A man of that city came with solutions to its problems, but the leaders would not listen to him. Followers of this man went and founded another city. For a time both cities were very close and people freely traded between them.
Then a great catastrophe happened. A giant earthquake opened a rift between the cities. This rift was vast and uncrossable. Trade and communication between the cities all but stopped. There was a long way around to each other, but this was mostly followed by zealots from each side, each seeking to destroy the other. The cities were now completely separated....
Many long years followed. The younger city grew and prospered. The older city was constantly attacked and disdained.
Eventually, a tiny group from the young city started to look back to where they came from. These started to yearn for the fellowship the two cities once had. So they looked to build a bridge between the two cities. This met with much resistance from both sides, due to long separation and much misunderstanding. But, the few persevered in the hopes of reuniting the two cities.
They dug deep into the bedrock of both to reach the solid foundations and build a strong bridge. As they built, other people on both sides grew increasingly apprehensive. Many feared that the rejoining of the two estranged cities would lead to a loss of the special identity of each. Still, the few persevered.
Eventually, they completed their small bridge. There was much celebrating and joy amongst the few over the bond they discovered which had remained even thoughout the years of intense separation. But, there were still many on both sides that felt this bridge to be wrong; the differences were to great. They tried to destroy the bridge - yet found that the common foundation ran too deep.
In time, many people from both sides embraced one another and grew together past the long-held divide and eventually the two cities became reconciled. Zeaolots full of hate became the minority. Peace and fellowship are resuming and flourishing.
May HaShem be praised. We Messianics are bridge builders. Yes, there is much misunderstanding... but the common foundation is in the Whole revealed truth -- The Torah and Yeshua!
There was once a mighty city that had fallen onto hard times. A man of that city came with solutions to its problems, but the leaders would not listen to him. Followers of this man went and founded another city. For a time both cities were very close and people freely traded between them.
Then a great catastrophe happened. A giant earthquake opened a rift between the cities. This rift was vast and uncrossable. Trade and communication between the cities all but stopped. There was a long way around to each other, but this was mostly followed by zealots from each side, each seeking to destroy the other. The cities were now completely separated....
Many long years followed. The younger city grew and prospered. The older city was constantly attacked and disdained.
Eventually, a tiny group from the young city started to look back to where they came from. These started to yearn for the fellowship the two cities once had. So they looked to build a bridge between the two cities. This met with much resistance from both sides, due to long separation and much misunderstanding. But, the few persevered in the hopes of reuniting the two cities.
They dug deep into the bedrock of both to reach the solid foundations and build a strong bridge. As they built, other people on both sides grew increasingly apprehensive. Many feared that the rejoining of the two estranged cities would lead to a loss of the special identity of each. Still, the few persevered.
Eventually, they completed their small bridge. There was much celebrating and joy amongst the few over the bond they discovered which had remained even thoughout the years of intense separation. But, there were still many on both sides that felt this bridge to be wrong; the differences were to great. They tried to destroy the bridge - yet found that the common foundation ran too deep.
In time, many people from both sides embraced one another and grew together past the long-held divide and eventually the two cities became reconciled. Zeaolots full of hate became the minority. Peace and fellowship are resuming and flourishing.
May HaShem be praised. We Messianics are bridge builders. Yes, there is much misunderstanding... but the common foundation is in the Whole revealed truth -- The Torah and Yeshua!