{"id":2652,"date":"2021-07-08T16:53:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T15:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bobjanet.org.uk\/bobsblog\/?p=2652"},"modified":"2021-07-08T16:53:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T15:53:55","slug":"unpopular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobjanet.org.uk\/bobsblog\/2021\/07\/08\/unpopular\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpopular"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Sunday’s Lectionary<\/a> we read about the prophet Amos. He was deeply unpopular because God’s message was something the people didn’t want to hear… and Amos was a foreigner too. So, it’s not much fun to be a prophet. How much easier it would be to tell people what they were itching to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes we need to hear the truth – even though it doesn’t sell newspapers or get a following with our chums on social media. Our dislike for the truth is a millennia-old problem for the human race. Sometimes the consequences become urgent – as now when we are facing a worsening of anthropogenic climate change. We’d rather hear either that it’s not really happening – or that a big technological fix will save us from having to change our lifestyles – or some other stuff that will keep us comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the people of Israel didn’t really want to change their ways – so, ‘Amos, effoff back to Judah!’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Sunday’s Lectionary we read about the prophet Amos. He was deeply unpopular because God’s message was something the people didn’t want to hear… and Amos was a foreigner too. So, it’s not much fun to be a prophet. How much easier it would be to tell people what they were itching to hear. Sometimes … <\/p>\n

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