Lately I’ve been reading The Ragamuffin Gospel and I love
it. It’s taking me awhile to get through
it. I started on my trip and have
continued in little moments here and there.
I love books and reading. By the
time I finish this one I won’t remember what happened in the beginning and have
to start all over again. That is typical
for me these days.
The other day I was reading a chapter and it talked about
how God sees each of us. And then it
said something in a most profound, roundabout way. It was to the effect of; our
hearts should break when we hear about the person in the car accident, the
children dying of starvation in third world countries, and the ‘enemy’ our
military is fighting. When any one
person dies, there are people that are affected. There are family and friends, and even the
person they passed each day, which are impacted.
I was thinking about the fact that each of us wants
attention. We want to be known and loved
for who we are, and nothing else. The amount
of love songs and break up songs on the radio attests to this fact. And yet, we
rarely grieve over the ‘enemy’ that dies in battle, the lost and searching
souls. We get wrapped up in our world
and how it matters to us. Each person,
no matter what ethnic or theological background is a child and beloved of God. The person that is different in every
possible way from you was created by God to be just that…different.
Ok, now that I’ve totally made you think deep {and what is
in my head probably didn’t come out the way I intended} let’s do a little life
update. I too want to be known and want
to tell you about me. {I’m just being honest!}
I haven’t forgotten about the stories of my adventures In
Western Europe. To be honest I’ve barely
looked at the pictures. I am trying to
settle back into life here in the States and picking up what I dropped in my
wake.
For those of you that don’t know, in the last couple of
months I graduated from college, moved back home, am looking for a job, and
trying to figure out what my community looks like for the time being. {Oh, and
we should throw in the weddings that I’ve been in and attended. There are some pretty special people that
should get some blog time.}
To say that life is changing is an understatement.
It’s beautiful, exciting, challenging and a bit
overwhelming.
I’m being challenged to change my perspective and see my
life now as a joyful journey of opportunities.
At least that is what I pray my attitude is becoming.
Join me in thinking outside your world, in maybe a way you haven’t
before? I cant wait to hear what you
find
