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“Caesaropapacy” this is a strange word for me. I haven’t encountered this before. Even the idea of the word itself didn’t even come to my mind before. I always thought that when it is called“church” only pastors, deacons, bishops and all other connected to church are the only people who control it. Never thought that there is also a political control in the church which is this that controlled by the emperor. Only when having this subject and encountered the word “Caesaropapacy” I got a chance to know it. Another thing is this idea of “strong hatred characterizing Islam from its beginning”. This is new and odd for me to think that Islam started in this way. I asked myself if there would still be peace and love in the heart of those people if they believe and stand for something that which even from the beginning there is hatred already? They need the One who is the Prince of Peace and the God of Love.

This made me realize of something, something that I must always do! I should have to love reading. I should have to take everything very seriously especially acquiring important in formations about things that are not familiar to me . As a student I have this in my mind that not everything the I’ve learned in the class is applicable in the real ministry. That some of them will remain theory and will not really happen. But when I read the book and learned more about the Muslim beliefs and ethics I realized that I have taken for granted a lot of opportunities and chances given for me to learn. I should have learned lot of things about them before. I asked myself how can I minister and help these people if I know less about them. I was rebuked.

Everything happens for a purpose and all for the glory of God. If everything happens for one purpose then none of them are less essential. They are all given very important. I should have to take everything seriously and be excited to learn more. Read books and be sensitive of things that surround me because before I can effectively reach out to those people I need to understand them first. Primary thing that I will do is to ask God’s help to completely change my attitude.