For Goodness sake

When I went to India in Dec 08, I became suddenly aware of just how self-oriented we can be as Americans.  I’m not just talking about being selfish, but self-oriented. It seems that if we are unaware of it, underneath the majority of our activities we have ourselves in mind.  We seek friends to add enjoyment to our lives.  We look for a raise to add to our financial status.  We can serve others while being motivated by the good feeling we get when we do it.

Through the rapid process of building intense relationships with these wonderful people, I realized this by contrast.  I saw the hearts of those we lived with and laughed with.  I became aware of how they were more others-oriented than I had ever been.  It seemed that at the bottom of their actions of kindness was a genuinely selfless love for others. I felt like they were better people because of it.

What would Jesus say…

Yesterdays, todays and tomorrows

Like many I suppose, I live in a tension between pursuing the bigness of God’s will for my life, and doing daily chores that seem to have little to do with it.  I’m not all that bright, and I don’t see how some of the mundane things I do have anything to do with a grand purpose, plan, or direction.

I literally woke up this morning with a different perspective.

Light Redemption from Wordstuck

Sometimes I get wordstuck. Sometimes it lasts for months. Yesterday’s post, in all it’s guttural honesty, was the beginning of getting unstuck. Today, the words are flowing more freely.

God started it with Genesis 1.3-4

Journal entry – 1.26.09

Honestly.

Grace for the moment

Crazy thinking