To the Editor
Has a policy been issued or a revised interpretation of scripture been developed which says that rededication is no longer appropriate or politically correct?
Has this personal act of surrender become a victim of the “reculturalization” of our churches?
As Christians we can each go into our bedroom, our closet, or our automobile and rededicate our lives to God. It would have the same validity as a public rededication.
What it would not have is the visual, physical, and social support from our fellow Christians who become not only our mentors but also our monitors.
Christianity is both a personal and a corporate responsibility. Personal in that we alone have the freedom to choose salvation. Corporate, in that we depend upon our church leadership to provide an environment that fosters the enabling of our conversion as well as the development, maturation and maintenance of our Christian life.
Sometime ago I asked a minister “How is Christianity measured”? He had no answer. However, I fully believe that each one of us knows exactly the level of our tank concerning our Christianity. We know both spiritually and intuitively.
The indicators are practically unlimited and include our thoughts, speech, physical actions, social relationships, financial priorities, spiritual relationships, time commitments, and most of all, our prayer life.
There are countless other indicators. Some of us live dangerously by letting the needle move too far from “full.” It may be accurate to say that each of us feels the need to refresh our commitments on occasion. Sometimes to each other, other times to Our Maker.
Finally, there is another benefit of rededication. Those who observe and support our rededication may also be reminded of their need to do the same. Some may follow suit, thereby enlarging and enhancing our support system.
Perhaps there is someone out there who can answer my question, “Who moved my rededication”?
Walter Clarence Hughes
Hornbeck, La.