Praying and Running

The other day, I read a facebook friend's status that said in part "I had Christianity forced on me". I have been contemplating these words since and these are my thoughts that resulted. The Christian faith is about hope and joy. When it is understood, there is no need to force it on anyone. With the faith, you are talking about a love so strong that countless people throughout history have been willing to peacefully give up their lives in witness to it. This type of response cannot be forced. I do not claim that Christians never try to force the faith on people. However, there is no teaching in the faith that would lead someone to do this. Rather, it is quite the opposite. If we read the Gospels we will learn that Christ never forced Himself on anyone. He said what he had to say or did what he had to do and moved on. The people around him were free to believe and follow or not. As an example see John 6:66-68 . Many of His disciples leave Him because they cannot accep