Graffiti and the City of God

On my train ride into the City (yesterday) I noticed Graffiti on many buildings in London. It reminded me of Indianapolis. I thought about how sin (the vandalism of God's shalom) is part of every city, every human life; and how we will not be able to create an urban utopia, "City of God", in Indianapolis. There was even minor graffiti on the overlook on St. Paul's basilica. As Christians we need to be realistic about the abiding presence of sin, but also hopeful that someday God's kingdom will finally and completely break in; that the eternal City of God, of which we are members, will descend into this world and that the shalom of God will make all things new.