When the World Stares

J.K. Rowling is pretty funny (I wonder if the initials stand for Just Kidding, or maybe Joking Konstantly). In the Harry Potter saga she finds hilarious ways of describing how the regular world of Muggles (that’s us) react to wizards and witches when they happen upon them by chance. For instance,

Most of the Londoners who passed them were used to eccentric dressers and took little notice, though occasionally one of them might glance back, wondering why anyone would wear such long cloaks in this heat.

Seeming out of place is something every believer can understand. The Muggles could little guess what dangers and destinies hung in the balance over their own heads as Voldemort (whom they had never heard of) seized control of the wizarding world (which they knew nothing about), and Potter and his friends fought back. Just so, our walk with Christ may seem pointless to some, or eccentric to others, but we do not need anyone’s recognition or approval to trust the Lord and follow him into spiritual battle.