Long before the first episodes of Bull, Law and Order, and Matlock, there was the triumphant trio of Paul Drake, Della Street, and none other than Perry Mason. It was the ability of Perry Mason to so infuriate prosecutor Hamilton Burger that Burger would vehemently object to whatever maneuver Mason was attempting. There was not a single episode in which Burger didn’t object to something.

Objections are not just for the courtroom, but can be expressed in other ways.

Many who opposed the Vietnam War considered themselves conscientious objectors.

Anyone with a toddler or a teen is most likely familiar with objections because an objection is simply a protest, according to Webster's dictionary. 

It seems we exist in an atmosphere ripe with and for objections. The question however is why? 

Are we objecting to what is unjust? Or are we objecting because what is being asked of us seems more than we’re willing to give?

Are we objecting out of concern for the treatment of others? Or are we objecting because whatever it is does not satisfy our personal preferences?

Are we objecting to the voice of the one meaning to do us spiritual harm? Or, beloved, are we objecting to the voice of God, the nudging of the Holy Spirit offering us the opportunity to see through different eyes, to hear through unclogged ears, to receive with an open heart?

We prefer to think of Jesus perhaps as a pacifist. However, Christ was much more of an objector: railing against systemic injustice, rallying for the underdog, and reaching out for the disenfranchised. And I am certain, some will object to this continued message that relentlessly lifts up the cross we are called to bear. Beloved, the crown may be our desire but the cross is our call.