The title has nothing to do with my blog. It just sounded catchy and (dare I say..) cool?
Anyway. So I like the thoughts of a homeless week and of going to nursing homes. What also is catching my eye (or heart) is that there are opportunities for community every single place we go. Every single person we come into contact with during our day is an opportunity for the Lord to use us to love them, if we let him. I think we just have to be willing to receive a negative response.
This is about the hardest thing possible for me. I am very careful with people and almost always do what will invoke a positive response. However, I know that God is working in me to get passed this. I get the craziest little impulses in my head nowadays when I come into contact with new people, whether or not it's my waitress, a co-worker, or someone I've met through work or other organization. I'm getting impulses to say things that would make them go "what the hell are you talkin about? Crazy-ass christian!" I've gotta be willing to be labelled negatively (positively in the eyes of God) like that if it means getting those people out of their comfort zones by challenging them.
And the verses that are practically saving my life lately: Romans 7: 14-25
Stay classy y'all. In other words.... Love the Lord your God with all you mind, soul, heart, strength and love your neighbor as yourself.
yes.. that's my interpretation of what Ron Burgundy really meant. peace.
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A medieval text on the beginning of St. Francis' band of brothers:
Since they looked down on all earthly things and never loved themselves selfishly, they poured out all their loving affection in common, hiring themselves out for wages to provide for their brothers' needs. They gathered together out of desire and were delighted to stay together; but they found being apart a burden, parting bitter, and separation hard.
As followers of most holy poverty, since they had nothing, they loved nothing, so they feared losing nothing.
With eyes fixed on the ground and their minds set on heaven, all their senses were so subdued that they scarcely allowed themselves to hear or see anything except what their holy purpose demanded. Among them there way no envy, no malice, no rancor, no mocking, no suspicion, no bitterness. Instead, there was great harmony, constant calm, thanksgiving, and songs of praise.
Nice goal, huh? This had nothing to do with your post, Jon. But then, neither did your title.
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