Langston Hughes

“Salvation”
Langston Hughes

Hughes talked about the “emotional atmosphere” that is often created in church. This is something that bothers me very deeply. When I go to church, I feel like I came to a show. The pastor has a message eloquently prepared. The music plays at the right moments. It is almost like going to a promotional banquet for some product that someone is trying to sell me. This over stimulated service is not the real world. I feel like Christians go to church on Sunday for their emotional high and then leave it at the church doorsteps. Instead, we should be serving our community and showing people Christ’s love. That is what Christianity is really about, and the emotions evoked from doing this are 100% genuine. I think our churches have completely lost where our focus should primarily be.