What Can the Church Give the World?

   I had a dream~ I was in a large facility, it reminded me of a bus station where people were coming and going. In the facility there were sleeping bags laid out on the floor that appeared to be where different people claimed it as their own space. People had different objects in their spaces that showed each one was different. Most people walked around the spaces and a few carelessly kicked some of the things, not purposely, just carelessly. 
   As I walked through the area I noticed that most of the people were young men of all different appearances. Everyone seemed to move in the area without interfering with the others but they were not "friendly" either. I did not feel any violence or fear myself, but I felt the young men had a "live and let live" tension among them.
   Moving towards the exit door one of the young men stopped me by touching my arm, I knew he wanted something but I wasn't sure what, so I stood patiently as he spoke to another young man. As their conversation ended he turned to me like I was the one starting the conversation, then he realized he was the one reaching out and touching me and that he wasn't really sure why he had done this! He was surprised that he had really grasped my arm and was keeping me there. He told me that he didn't know why he had stopped me and I realized it was a moment to speak to him about God. As is the habit of many Christians I started to say something like "God loves you!" but the Lord stopped me. In that moment I realized that telling him that God loved him would have no effect whatsoever! The world has heard that "God loves them" so much, they are numb to it. 
    It was easy to see that he was looking for something more than himself, that he needed more than the "cliche" the church is guilty of giving. The words that the Lord formed in my mouth were that "God is Mighty and Powerful, He is the great Creator of all things and that He is always ready for us to turn and recognize Him." This young man needed to know that there is a force beyond himself. A force powerful enough to change his world. A force that will fill the emptiness in his life. He needed to know the power of Yahweh.