What if?
One of the greatest Christians of ancient history wrote a book at the close of his life entitled "The City of God." It was his argument that there two cities living side by side in the world: The City of Man and the City of God. In this book, the City of Man represented man's attempt to build all of life and the world in hostile opposition to God. The City of God represented man's attempt to build all of life and the world in submissive harmony with God and his will.
Visualize this: what if, the cities of Littleton, Englewood, Centennial and Highlands Ranch began to resemble more and more the City of God? What would our cities begin to look like?
The Ancient Prophet wrote of this vision: Never again will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; he who dies at a hundred will be thought a mere youth; he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed. They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit, Isaiah 65:20-21.
The Prophet's vision by no means represents what is "most pleasing" to God but what is "least" pleasing to him. The most pleasing thing would be for the world to come to know, believe in God's Son Jesus and build all of life on him and his will. But the least pleasing thing, mentioned above, is still pleasing to him.
Such, therefore, marks for us a modest beginning of our vision for our community.
