The idea of turning into a fossil really has a sobering affect on me. Am I really getting that old? Fossils are the evidence of something's existence, once upon a time. A reminder of what was, evidence of existence. You can already tell where this is going, but it is something we need to talk about.
As a Christ follower (shamelessly stolen terminology) we are required to share our hope with the people around us. We are told to worship our God. We are to be a people of faith. The question becomes, “How am I doing?” Am I leaving anything behind that states “I was here, I made a difference.”
Talk to someone younger and ask why they are not in church and your eyes will be opened quickly. One reason that is sited over and over again is simply that church is not relevant to their life. It’s not God they are mad at, it’s the people that are the disappointment to them. That’s us. Not everything we do is wrong; I just think we should do better. It’s that or an entire generation lives a great part of their life outside the church, and could miss heaven all together.
When they dig up the fossil of my life will they find an impression of me or of my God?