Showing posts with label communion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label communion. Show all posts
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Jesus People, USA
So, hanging out at Jesus People tonight. My fellow traveler is checked in for the week, and new friends have been made. One of the more interesting is Gordon. He is originally from Oregon and has been traveling around the nation for a time now. We had an interesting conversation. He suggested spending time at a monastery to clear my head and get some direction. Sounds like a great idea. My travelling partner is making friends with this cool group of "youth" (teens and 20-somethings). One of them is in a band and the music is quite good. Another is a teacher's assistant. A third is addicted to youtube and mypsace. In other news, there is a diverse group at JPUSA.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Brokenness--part 2
From Brokenness to Community by Jean Vanier:
"To love someone is not first of all to do things for them, but to reveal to them their beauty and value, to say to them through our attitude: 'You are beautiful. You are important. I trust you. You can trust yourself' (16).
Wow! Thank you to all the people who have done this for/to me. Thank you for being a part of my life, no matter how long or short, and walking with me through this journey we call life.
"To love someone is not first of all to do things for them, but to reveal to them their beauty and value, to say to them through our attitude: 'You are beautiful. You are important. I trust you. You can trust yourself' (16).
Wow! Thank you to all the people who have done this for/to me. Thank you for being a part of my life, no matter how long or short, and walking with me through this journey we call life.
Friday, February 16, 2007
Brokenness--part 1
From Brokenness to Community by Jean Vanier:
"It is people who are weak, rejected, marginalized, counted as useless, who can become a source of life and of salvation for us as individuals as well as for our world" (10).
Wow! That is so true. I learn so much from those I just take an extra 30 seconds to get to know. I mean it may just be a quick "Hey, how are you?" that brightens their day. I believe that's what Christianity's Jesus demonstrated. Jesus was so much more into detail than Christians are today. In today's world, we can become very "me" focused and very busy with stuff.
In the biblical story of the widow's two mites, Jesus took the time to notice the little things. I probably would have become impatient standing in line, dropped my tithe off, called a friend to let them know I was running late, and sped off to the next appointment in my day. Jesus intentionally sat and watched. I think we need to practice this more: sitting, watching, and interacting with those who the world might not see as valuable.
"It is people who are weak, rejected, marginalized, counted as useless, who can become a source of life and of salvation for us as individuals as well as for our world" (10).
Wow! That is so true. I learn so much from those I just take an extra 30 seconds to get to know. I mean it may just be a quick "Hey, how are you?" that brightens their day. I believe that's what Christianity's Jesus demonstrated. Jesus was so much more into detail than Christians are today. In today's world, we can become very "me" focused and very busy with stuff.
In the biblical story of the widow's two mites, Jesus took the time to notice the little things. I probably would have become impatient standing in line, dropped my tithe off, called a friend to let them know I was running late, and sped off to the next appointment in my day. Jesus intentionally sat and watched. I think we need to practice this more: sitting, watching, and interacting with those who the world might not see as valuable.
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