London 2012

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to use the title London 2012 for this blog, I think that maybe it might be copyrighted or something. Oh well I guess I chance it (might even include the logo too for good measure.

As the Olympic torch travels round the country I cant help feel that we are missing the point of what its about.

From Wikipedia.
The Olympic Flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics.^. The fire was reintroduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and it has been part of the modern Olympic Games ever since.
In contrast to the Olympic flame proper, the torch relay of modern times which transports the flame from Greece to the various designated sites of the games had no ancient precedent and was introduced by Carl Diem at the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympics.

So its lite from a flame in Greece and brought to the UK by plane. The is carried round the UK through villages and towns to finally end up at the Olympic stadium where it will be used to light the 2012 Olympic torch.

This is quite an amazing thing when you think that the flame will continue to burn whilst making its way to London.

As I saw the Olympic flame arrive in the UK I realised that this Torch relay was going to be seen by thousand if not millions of people as they line the route to see it go past. what a great way to get the whole of the UK involved in what is promised to be a great Games.

So what can we do as Christians to get people involved? What can we do to Carry the flame? how far do we have to go to show people the light of the World?

Many people will have seen preachers on the streets, had people knocking at the door had things shoved in front of them. Lets look at ways to get involved not by force but by trying to prove it through our actions and taking the opportunities to tell others when they arrive.