Are you a mirror?

I hope Mr. Phillip Yancey will not mind me borrowing a paragraph from his book.

"All to often the church holds up a mirror reflecting back the society around it, rather than a window revealing a different way. "

"If the world despises a notorious sinner, the chruch will LOVE her. If the world cuts off aid to the poor and suffering , THE CHURCH will offer food and healing. If the world opresses, THE CHURCH will raise up the oppressed. If the world shames a social outcast, THE CHURCH will proclaim God's reconciling LOVE. If the world seeks profit and self-fulfillment, THE CHURCH seeks sacrifice and service. If the world demands retribution,THE CHURCH dispenses GRACE. If the world splinters into factions, THE CHURCH joins together in UNITY. If the world destroys its enemies, THE CHURCH LOVES them."

How many times have we been a mirror and not a window. We have been give an opportunity to show the world something different, something better. So are you a window or a mirror?