The Not-So-Magical Kingdom of Jesus Christ

Jen & I are at Walt Disney World for our girls' first-ever visit... You know: The "Magic Kingdom."

We got here this afternoon & went over to the Animal Kingdom in time to catch the last showing of the Lion King musical, and... Wow! It was awesome!!

I sat there watching and wondering in amazement at how good the production was: excellent music, excellent singers, excellent dancers, excellent gymnasts, excellent choreography, excellent costumes, excellent props... Excellent through & through! In fact I was moved to tears!

No, seriously... I caught myself tearing up several times. But not so much because I was touched by the performance... But because I was embarrassed by mine.

Why do they do what they do at Disney? It's certainly NOT for the glory of God (although I have to be honest: I couldn't help but worship Him for the amazing gifts & talents He has given His creation!).

If anything, it's for money. (I don't know if you noticed or not, but Disney is HUGE business!!)

Why do we do what we do at church? It's certainly SUPPOSED to be for the glory of God! But why is it that the Disney "cast members" can give their all with excellence for their "god", but we seem to throw chump change with mediocrity of ours?

I'm sorry if I seem cynical, but this really bothers me. And it really challenges me!

Do I give MY best?
Do I give MY all?
What if I gave as much to my God as they do to theirs?
What if I demanded excellence in everything I did for Jesus?
What if we who love Jesus & His Church felt as passionate about our "customers" as Disney does about theirs?

Maybe we could describe the church as something other than the Not-So-Magical Kingdom of Jesus Christ.