This post was going to be written close to a month ago but life happens sometimes. First a little update on my life, I am back at the Gleason Compound in good ol’ Baltimore. Being home also means being back at work and luckily for me I was welcomed back with open arms to the Valley Swim and Tennis Club. Basically life is good.
So anyways, sometimes I feel like there are things in my life that I see so often that it almost becomes meaningless to me. I think this happens pretty often. On every dollar we spend it says “IN GOD WE TRUST.” Now how many times does that cross your mind when you pay for your morning coffee? My guess is not too often. I think this happens to Christians a lot with John 3:16. Tim Tebow had that written under his eyes and while yes it was the most googled quote for a long time, I bet most of us didn’t step back and think about this verse. I know I didn’t. John 3:16 reads, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Talk about the most beautiful verse in the Bible. God gave his only Son for me. That is so incredible but John 3:16 is seen everywhere even on the bottom of a Cookout milkshake. Sometimes I think we lose the meaning of it.
Ghandi said, “ Be the change you wish to see in the world.” This is a quote heard over and over, time and time again but now that I think about it that is a pretty powerful quote. I am someone who wants to change the world. This quote says that I must be that change. POWERFUL STUFF!
So why does this all matter and how does this really pertain to my life? Well Luke 10 had become like John 3:16 and “Be the change”. The World Race always talks about that on this journey you will love like Luke 10. But I think hearing it so many times I had lost meaning of the Luke 10, The Good Samaritan.
So there I was the day before graduation from a place I had called my home for so long and I most certainly didn’t want to leave listening to a sermon that meant nothing to me. Good thing that the sermon spoke to me like no other. I am pretty positive our Chaplain wrote this sermon with me in mind. It started out with the reading of Luke 10, which for those who don’t know is the story of the Good Samaritan. The last words spoke to me, “Go and do likewise.” I knew this was again a sign that I had committed myself to doing the right thing. The Chaplain walked off the stage with his suitcase and talked about connections we need to make. While this was so incredible, what spoke to me was the reading of Luke 10 and realizing that is going to be me on The World Race and I cannot wait.
So maybe I need to slow down so I stop losing meaning in phrases I hear so often. All I know is that I am so ready to love like the Good Samaritan. Please support me in this endeavor by praying for me, reading my blog and helping me fundraise. Right now I am at 4% so I have a long way to go but with your help that number can say %100.
Blessings,
Mols
