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When organizing myself to write this article, my wife spoke in her typical proofreading tone. She said, “Mayhap?... Why use that word? No one says that anymore. Just use “Maybe”. My reaction was first a feeling of indignation. It was as if my supposed, aged Teutonic wisdom was being questioned. Compounding the perceived insult was the comment from the editorial program I use for writing these articles. It also called out the apparent travesty. So, as you can see when you read this in its entirety, I stubbornly balked at changing the term. Elders get that way... stubborn. The older we get, the more we resist change. However, to my point... take note that many Christian congregations act the same. To establish my point, note that as we in Christian churches stagger toward modern Christian holiday celebrations while true rejoicing seems very far down the numerical road. Elders, which now make up a very large portion of our numbers, quietly work to unfold our maps. We spurn up-to-date global positioning systems and once again recite time-worn liturgical incantations, all while condemning modern worship hymns. In many mainline churches, |
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Black Robe Regiment Allegany-Dec 2025 Editorial |
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a proper seasonal song softly plays from nearly empty sanctuaries. Because of our ecclesial straying the words “Comfort, Comfort Now My People…” hang in the crisp air, like strains of a church choir’s funeral dirge falling hard upon the ears of parishioners who try to reconstruct warm passions of former times. Indeed, we know that many congregations are struggling to survive. Some sanctuaries, even those having large populations in the past... are closing. These may now have no celebration planned for Christmas Eve, let alone Christmas Day. While this unfolds, many Christians stand sadly amid this stifling like waifs left in the snowy ditch. As such, we of the Church need to take warning and clearly comprehend these words… given as an Old Testament prophet revealed... “A voice cries, “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, in the desert make straight a highway for our God.” (Isaiah 40:1) In case we did not hear the first time, John the Baptist echoed the mandate because mayhap we are yet reluctant to choose between what the world holds dear, and that path which God has made clear. Note the word “mayhap”. It certainly may happen that many of us want to overlook the task. John warned the people of Israel to return to the Lord God and prepare. Consequently, we need to prepare and open our reluctant ears and clear our minds. To accomplish dramatic change in |
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A VOICE FOR CHRISTIAN POLITICAL INFLUENCE TODAY! |
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Mayhap, Maybe and Will Be? |
