I also find this book very challenging, it makes me think about things I
hadn't really considered before. I totally see where Shane is coming
from when he talks about the church being dead and asleep, I have
often thought of the contrast between the early church and what the
church has become. It seems that now it is enough to just go to Sunday
service and try to pay attention to the sermon and then go out and do
what ever you want during the rest of the week. I loved reading about
how The Simple Way helps the poor and works with the children in the
city. I will cherish the stories about Mother Teresa and their work in
Calcutta. Despite theses wonderful things however, I find it difficult to
agree with everything that Shane is saying. He makes it seem like it is
such a terrible thing to be wealthy, and that we should all go and be with
the poor, but doesn't the Kingdom of God need all the parts of the
body. If there were no wealthy people then who would support his
missions? Who would leave the meal for the homeless on streets in the
night? Don't get me wrong I do believe that it is wrong to put any thing
above God and his will and that includes monetary success, and no man
can serve two masters, but I don't think God means us all to do what
Shane does, we are not all called to be missionaries to the poor. That
being said this book has inspired me to find out what God's plan for my
life is and to find out what He wants my Calcutta to be, and when i have
found it to serve God with all of my heart, to love Him, and love His
people where ever he places me.
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