Accomplishing missions one mission at a time!

Ya girl, I did write a letter to all of the kids I went to Bible school with, print those copies of the letter, and then proceed to fold, fold, fold and then stuff them into designated envelopes corresponding to their handwritten addresses.  Feels good.  Feels also dry in the tongue region.  I only do it once a year but it just feels like a big accomplishment.  [Before you decide that I must be bragging... there were only 30 kids in my Bible school and I don't know the addresses for nine of them. Heh..]

And here's what I'm becoming more and more aware of.  Life is about people.  If it wasn't, you would honestly probably have your own planet to make a mess of.  But you're surrounded by people, hurt by people, influenced and embraced by people.  They affect us!

I spent one on one time with six women yesterday-ages 16 to 51-for an extended amount of time.  And what did I do for them?  I can let a day like that slip away and leave their lives untouched, or I can invest in them.

So, how are we affecting others?  Dun.. dun... dunnnnnnnnn.. [Cue the gong symbol, fog machine, and ancient Eastern wiseman].


"To be committed to the betterment of mankind is the greatest joy that one can experience." Or something like that...

[Enter Jesus.]

"Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’^[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’^[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."


Or, here's the last one... [Enter student council theme for the 2004-2005 year]


"See the need, fill the need."  


Basically, we need to be the representatives of God to the world.  And it's actually so hard to do on a day-to-day basis because I don't want to act nicely to the female Customs and Immigration officer who continues to ask in a snarky tone if I, for the third time, have drugs on me.  No, ma'am, I don't.  Quit asking.  And by the way, have you heard about Jesus?

And I'm so wrapped up in whatever I'm up to that I forget that, hey wait one second and see if I'm crazy but, other people.. have.. lives as well?  My gosh!  I don't believe it!

See the need, fill the need.  And may our priorities be so in sync with 1. loving God  and 2. loving others.  If we could get that in order.. we would see less plush chairs in church, I think.