Six Decided to Jump

Within the past year, six students of New York University have jumped off of buildings to their deaths. One can be explained because of use of hallucinogenic drugs. We might be tempted to ask what kind of place NYU is ... but we ought to ask what kind of world is this? THE THEIF comes to steal and kill and destroy. And I suppose that nothing is as destructive as the guilt and helplessness left behind when someone decides to jump. We have been led into our own little individual submarines. Submersed in our truthless culture we occupy ourselves with keyboards and remote controls and other gadgets. We venture out on dry land daily to earn enough to maintain our vessel, but other than that we mostly want to get back in and be alone. Hopeful moments arrive at times and we decide to view the world through our periscope ... maybe it isn't all that bad. If what we see is the same dark hopeless restless meaningless place from which we retreated, we are impressed with the only thing we can believe. This is a good time to jump. Why not? The destruction of the family, the degradation of ourselves sexually, the heavy crash after drug abuse, the violence of war and terrorism around the world aren't very hopeful markers. Yet, out here hope remains. Climb out of the submarine, step out of the darkness and isolation. Observe and see that Jesus offers the only light that leads to life. The rest of it is just blindness and darkness. Sooner or later we catch on to the truth. Don't jump...follow. Six this past year decided to jump and the dark world moves on. 2000 years ago 12 decided to follow and the world will never be the same. To my three fellow bloggers, and any readers who would like to comment ... what is it about Jesus that keeps you following instead of jumping?