The world is abuzz. Literally.
That not so low buzzing noise is the sound of the world coming together nation by nation to challenge one another in the "beautiful game" of football, or as we call it, soccer. The World Cup being played out in South Africa this summer is a wonderfully colorful event. It is an eye-catching, compelling and, in my current state of convalescence from foot surgery, wonderful celebration of what sport and athletics can be in their best manifestations.
Amid the color, the corner kicks, and breathtaking plays there is the ubiquitous noise of the vuvuzelas providing a low (or not so low if you are on the pitch) buzzing noise. The horns are a staple of South African soccer and good for FIFA for allowing fans to use them providing a cultural flavor to these games.
I purchased one on Amazon the other day. It is going to be orange (go figure!) and I am tempted to pull it out and use it at all those sporting events that I watch or attend just for fun. Imagine the looks on my boys faces if I pulled that vuvuzela out at their next football (American brand) game and started blowing and going! Better yet, imagine the looks on the faces of folks in church if I pulled the horn out from behind the pulpit!
I have a feeling there would be no napping during the sermon that day!
In the Jewish world, the congregation was called together by a trumpet. It is called a shofar. While it may not sound a boatload of bees, it does give out a distinctive and memorable sound. For the faithful Jewish person the sound was a call to worship the God of all the nations.
I wonder if this two-foot plastic horn might not be a symbol of God's desires for the human race.
Think about it. The horn is blowing (or buzzing if you prefer) and people of all nations gather on the same field, setting their differences aside to play a "beautiful game." And the whole world is watching and people, like me, are learning more and more about this wonderfully created world.
Maybe we do need a vuvuzela blowing in our church. We need it to remind us of God's desire to gather up all the nations under His Son reign. We need it to remind us that we are called to be on the same field, setting aside whatever divides us, to carry out God's game plan of redemption for this world. We need it to remind us that the world is watching us, the people of God, to see what they can learn about the God who created our wonderful world. We need it remind us that the God we worship is the God who seeks to redeem and reclaim all the peoples of the Earth.
Then the world will be abuzz indeed.
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Posted by: weils | May 26, 2012 at 04:30 PM