wait on Him... Titus 2:11-14...

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,

training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions,

and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God

and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us

from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own

possession who are zealous for good works.

Titus 2:11-14 ESV

God's grace... Jesus...

appeared to bring salvation for ALL people...

only not all receive it...

God's grace... Jesus...

trains us...

to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions...

to live self-controlled... upright... godly lives...

now... in this present age...

not in the time to come...

This is the way we wait for our hope... Jesus... to appear...

It may sound like a lot...

the training...

the waiting...

the denying of self...

NOW...

until you consider...

He gave Himself...

on the cross...

for our redemption...

He paid a high price...

a painful... excruciating... death...

to purify us... for Himself...

to make us His own possession...

people zealous... for good works...

just like Him...

Is it really too much to ask...?

to renounce the flesh...?

all those things that lead to death...?

and wait for Him...? 

NOW...?

zealous... fervent... eager... for good works...?

Just this evening...

before writing...

I found myself wimping out....

tired... fleshly... 

not zealous... eager... or fervent...

about finishing up the good works...

He has for me today...

I found myself forgetting...

the first love...

the love and wonder...

of Him finding any use for me at all...

and now in this season...

where He's finding so much use for me...

I can't do it without Him...

I'm whining...

instead of rejoicing...

looking for ways out...

instead of eagerness to serve...

Pathetic...

that's what I am today...

But by His grace...

His mercy...

I remember...

the wonder...

of serving Him...

His faithfulness to provide...

what's needed to complete...

to finish what He's started...

Restore to me the joy of your salvation,

and uphold me with a willing spirit.

Psalm 51:12 ESV

Lord... forgive me for my lack of zeal...

fill me afresh with the wonder You can find any use for me...

restore joy... provide a willing spirit...

You have done so much for me... and I've so little time...

to do for You...

I choose to wait on You... as You call me to...

Amen...

wait on Him... 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10...

For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you

in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth

everywhere, so that we need not say anything.

For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception

we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols

to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven,

whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 1:8-10 ESV

Paul commended the faith of the church at Thessalonica... 

the Word of the Lord sounded forth from them...

they turned from idols... to serve the living God...

and waited... for Jesus to return...

How faithful are you...? according to these parameters...?

Does the Word of the Lord sound forth from your life...? in speech...? in action...?

Who are you serving...? idols...? or the true and living God...?

What are you waiting for...?

Waiting on Him to return...

sharing His Word...

serving Him...

this is faith...

The Journey Readings: Week 127... and reminded what it means... to serve the King...

King Solomon built the temple... he enlisted workmen to make the furnishings and utensils for worship... yet the Word says...

In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them,

in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.

Solomon made all these things in great quantities...

2 Chronicles 4:17-18 ESV

Solomon is credited with casting the pots... shovels... forks... and other needed bronze-works in the plain of Jordan... but in the previous verse... Huram-abi is named as the craftsman...

These verses do not mean Solomon himself got down and dirty in the clay... he didn't sweat over molten bronze... those who worked for him did... those he called to work... served in the king's name... for the king's renown...

I'm reminded what it means... to serve the King...

Those under the King... serve the King... at the King's call...
as His representatives... as if the King were doing it Himself...

We see this biblical concept in the New Testament too...

...Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

(although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples)...

John 4:1-2 ESV

Jesus is credited with making and baptizing disciples...

while His disciples did the actual work of baptism...

His disciples baptized new Believers... in His name... for His renown...

This makes me wonder... and consider... what I do for Him...

am I serving at His call...? in His name...? for His renown...?

do I give Him the credit...? for all He does through me...?

What about you...?

what is Jesus doing through you...?

what are you doing for His glory...?

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This week's readings...
Monday             2 Chronicles 7-8
Tuesday            2 Chronicles 9
Wednesday        2 Chronicles 10-11
Thursday           2 Chronicles 12-13
Friday               2 Chronicles 14-15

thoughts on service...

At the shop... we try to make service... and excellence... our goal...
keeping margin in our work... so we can serve those... who need it same day...
and we try... to do things well... really excellent...

But service... is something I don't always do well at home...
those I care for most... are at times... hardest to serve...

So I think on what the Word says about serving...

... through love serve one another.

Galatians 5:13 ESV

Through love... His love... we serve...

This one's tough... when we look at His definition of love...

it's patient... kind...

not envious... boastful... arrogant... rude...

it does not insist on its own way...

not irritable... resentful...

doesn't rejoice in wrong...

rejoices in truth...

it bears all things... believes all things...

hopes... and endures...

Love... it's hard to give...

when it's something I want... feel lacking in...

Of course I only feel lacking... because I'm seeking love from the wrong ones...

The ones I'm called to serve in love... my family...

are the ones I want to love me... serve me...

Yes... it's ugly... I know... but it's true...

I can't serve at home as well... because I want to be served...

As I serve at the shop... I'm learning to serve better at home...

He reveals how I fail... to lay down my life for those I love...

lay down my wants and desires... for theirs...

and how I fail so often... to be satisfied... by His love...

Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,

that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

Psalm 90:14 ESV

and so I can serve... freely...

For you were called to freedom, brothers.

Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh,

but through love serve one another.

Galatians 5:13 ESV

Amen...

convicted...

I found myself convicted today... for complaining...
a mild complaint... but a complaint nonetheless....

The complaint centered on something that should only bring joy...

Self-centeredness... the root of complaint...

As I write... I'm reminded for what I have been set free...

For you were called to freedom, brothers.

Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh,

but through love serve one another.

Galatians 5:13 ESV

I suppose all complaints... or most to be sure... are rooted in selfishness...

His love... frees us to serve others... in love...

therefore should free us from complaining...

Do everything without complaining or arguing.

Philippians 2:14

Grateful to be set straight...

Grateful for the Holy Spirit who convicts...

Grateful for the freedom to serve... in love...

Have you complained today...? 

Perhaps it's time to examine its root...

celebrating His faithfulness...

A day to celebrate His faithfulness...
honoring two who have been evidence of His faithfulness...
for several years...

A prayer ministry preparing hearts for worship...
began some eight years ago...
of which leading has been a joy...
but recently freed to start something new...

Celebrating His faithfulness over lunch...
with the two who've been serving for years...
I shared the news of my leaving...
wondering how it would be taken...

In His faithfulness... He prepared one of these sweet sisters to lead...

She says in response to the news...
If you aren't moving to new things... 
then you're probably not growing...
(or something to that effect...)

Her words... another affirmation of the freedom to move on...

A joy... celebrating His faithfulness... with those who are faithful...

Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens,

your faithfulness to the skies.

Psalm 36:5

evaluating a day...

Arriving home... a loved one asked... How was your day...?

Stopping for a moment... thinking... reflecting... I shrugged and said... Fine...

Just fine...? Why just fine...? was the response I received...

Hmmm... did I really want to evaluate my day...?
It was a day where my expectations... my plans... went for the most part unmet... A day of unexpected problems... some caused by me... some not... A day of stopping what I was doing... to serve someone else in the moment... If I had to be honest... I didn't really enjoy the day... because it didn't go my way...

Selfishness raising its head... still so active in my heart...
Who wants to evaluate that?!

Then the loved one evaluates for me... It seems to me... that you want to be cared for... I see it cause I've felt it... I recognized it in you last night... it kind of made me laugh...

Great...

And Scripture is quoted to me...

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Matthew 5:4 ESV

Then a commentary given... Those who mourn will be comforted... at least those who have a legitimate reason for mourning... but when we want to be cared for... that's not ever what we get...

And I don't speak it out loud... but verses come to my mind too...

"Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep

say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once 

and recline at table'? Will he not rather say to him,

'Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me

while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink'?

Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?

So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say,

'We are unworthy servants, we have only done what was our duty.'"

Luke 17:7-10 ESV

See what happens when you evaluate your day...?

I see clearly my selfishness... pettiness...

and I see Him smiling shaking His head...

like you do at a toddler who stamps their feet...

And I have to smile too...

properly rebuked...

heart turned to repentance... (again...)

grateful for His perspective...

and the one who caused me to evaluate my day...

Lord... I am an unworthy servant...

You have done more for me than I could ever deserve...

Fill me with the joy of serving You... doing my duty...

Quench my desire to be served...

PS...

Reminded of a song I've heard multiple times in the last week...

a song that reflects the desire of my heart...

so opposite of where my flesh leads me...

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independence day...

A day to focus on freedom...

True freedom found only in Christ...

For freedom Christ has set us free...

Galatians 5:1 ESV

And it is within His commands... His law... we have the most freedom...

I run in the path of your commands,

for you have set my heart free.

Psalm 119:32

In freedom we serve... and love others...

You, my brothers, were called to be free.

But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature;

rather, serve one another in love.

Galatians 5:13

Embrace your freedom today... serve someone in love...

re-membering Him...

A teaching from retreating... Believers re-member Him... come together... as the one Body of Christ...

The sacrament... mystery... of communion... the picture of re-membering... many parts becoming one... partaking of... His body... broken bread... and wine... poured out blood...

The Master, Jesus, on the night of his betrayal, took bread.

Having given thanks, he broke it and said,

This is my body, broken for you.

Do this to remember me.

After supper, he did the same thing with the cup:

This cup is my blood, my new covenant with you.

Each time you drink this cup, remember me.

1Corinthians 11:23-25 Msg

Yet... I see Him... re-membered... through prayer... Believers gathered to intercede for others...

Consequently, [Jesus] is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

Hebrews 7:25 ESV

He is re-membered... when we gather to study... share what we've learned... through His Word...

And they were astonished at his teaching, for [Jesus] taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

Mark 1:22 ESV

Through worship... He is re-membered...

"...Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."

John 4:23-24

Any time... His people gather... to serve... love... others in His name... His character... He is re-membered...

"...For where two or three are gathered in my name,

there am I among them." ---Jesus

Matthew 18:20

How are you... re-membering Him... with others...?

the miracle of the Body

The Body of Christ... His Church... His gathering... those who follow... listen... serve...

It's a miracle... the way it works... I get a glimpse of it on Wednesday afternoons... as part of an after school ministry to children...

A ministry that's grown... from 20 to 30 children more than seven years ago... to over 100 today...

To see the members at work... twenty or more... is really something...

• van drivers with their riders... pick up children from five different schools...
• several ladies in the kitchen... preparing snacks...
• teachers who share their talents with others in one of half-dozen or so option classes...
• teachers who share the Word... with those Kindergarten through 6th grade...
• members who monitor... and assist... herd children... 
• and one who creates curriculum... and oversees... coordinates... the controlled chaos...

...doling out love... all in the name of Jesus...

It's really quite a sight... from teenagers to retirees... working moms to grandmas... and everything in between... all members of this one Body...

So today... when the attendance reached a new high... 135... I was stunned...

Just this Fall... I've seen the numbers rise each week... from the 100-teens... 100-twenties... to today...

And I wonder... Why isn't it crazier...? How does it run as smoothly as it does...?

There is no one person who does it all... no one could... with so many... no one can take full credit... it's way too big...

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you

not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think,

but to think with sober judgment, each according to 

the measure of faith that God has assigned. 

For as in one body we have many members, 

and the members do not all have the same function, 

so we, though many, are one body in Christ, 

and individually members one of another.

Romans 12:3-5 ESV

Today... clearly brought into focus... the true miracle... of the Body...

Members giving... loving... however they are called... with whatever gifts they have been blessed... all to be a part of something bigger than themselves... all to be a part of Him...

A marvel really... a wonder... to see Him at work... through so many... all so the little children can come to Him...

Today... I see a miracle... and am humbled... blessed... thank-full... joy-full... at being part of such a thing...

Thank You Lord... for the gift and wonder of the Body... 

and the blessing of being a part... 

Have you fully participated as a member in His Body...? experienced the wonder...? 

If not... what holds you back...?

Consider asking Him where you are to function... as a member of His Body...

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given us,

let us use them...

Romans 12:6 ESV

secret service... not so secret...

It struck me today... doing something no one would know I did... unless I left a note...

Something I felt called to do... but when I arrived... it was not as I imagined...

As I considered the note leaving... I heard... in my spirit...

...he'll know...

And I realized... one day... all our acts will be known... everything secret... whether good... or evil... will be exposed...

For God will bring every deed into judgment,

including every hidden thing,

whether it is good or evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:14

No need to make it known... He knows... and one day... He'll tell the others... to whom it will make a great difference...

So today... I'm resting in the secret service... that one day... will be revealed...

So then, men ought to regard [Believers] as servants of Christ

and as those entrusted with the secret things of God.

...

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; 

wait till the Lord comes. 

He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness 

and will expose the motives of men's hearts. 

At that time each will receive his praise from God.

1 Corinthians 4:1, 5

the key...

The key to doing for Him...
is to look to Him...

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus

the author and perfecter of our faith...

Hebrews 12:2

(emphasis added)

fix... to make firm, stable, or stationary

...fix our eyes on... translated from the Greek... aphorao... to turn the eyes away from other things and fix them on something...

Fixing eyes on Jesus... means seeing only Him... being mind-full... of Him... His Word... when doing what He has put on our heart...

The more we look at... to... self... (feelings... strengths... weaknesses...) the more prone we are to question... doubt... fear... fail to be obedient... in serving...

Reminded... recently... experienced... recently... the ease with which serving... in obedience... comes... when I refuse... to think about me... and look to Him...

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:5

anticipation...

The time away… comes to a close…

What comes to mind… commitments… plans… made before… things that seemed far away… but now are near…

Commitments that stir up anxiety… and wonder… 

Why… did I say… I would…?

Fear… tries to creep in… to plans made by faith… here is where I need to replace fear with JOY… no longer dread… but remember and cling to… the call that I heard to commit… to remember… that I am not in these things alone… that even if I misheard the call… He will not leave me or forsake me… and He has power to correct my faith-filled missteps...

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

Romans 8:28 NASB

The desire to stay away… needs to be transformed into anticipation… to serve… in love… with joy… to join with Him… not look at me… to WAIT… on Him…

Serve the Lord with gladness;

Come before Him with joyful singing.

Know that the Lord Himself is God;

It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Psalm 100:2-3 NASB

Father God… transform fear… to joy… dread… to excitement… to serve… be useful… to You… and Your kingdom…

security in waiting...

We wait in hope for the Lord;

he is our help and our shield.

In him our hearts rejoice,

for we trust in his holy name.

May your unfailing love rest upon us,

O Lord, even as we put our hope in you.

Psalm 33:20-22

At times... people say and do things... intentionally or unintentionally... that pierce our hearts... hurt out feelings... wound our spirits...

At these times... it's important to remember... that as... we wait on... hope in... the Lord... He is... our shield...

In Christ... we are the temple of God...

Do you not know that you are God's temple

and that God's Spirit dwells in you?

1Corinthians 3:16

Today... as I wrestled with a hurt... He graciously reminded me... His temple... is the most secure place to be...

Ezekiel... had a vision regarding the temple...

After that, the man brought me into the sanctuary of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of its doorway, and they were 10 1/2 feet thick. The doorway was 17 1/2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of it were 8 3/4 feet long. The sanctuary itself was 70 feet long and 35 feet wide. 

Then he went beyond the sanctuary into the inner room. He measured the walls on either side of its entrance, and they were 3 1/2 feet thick. The inner room of the sanctuary was 35 feet long and 35 feet wide. "This," he told me, "is the Most Holy Place."

Then he measured the wall of the Temple, and it was 10 1/2 feet thick. ...

Ezekiel 41:1-5 NLT

Walls 10 1/2 feet thick... protected the inner sanctuary... in this plan for the earthly temple... but if you go on and read... there were additional walls... 8 3/4 feet thick for the outer courts... The Most Holy Place... was physically secure...

Now for Believers... our hearts... are the Most Holy Place... the dwelling place of God's Spirit... and if His plans to protect an earthly temple were so fortified... how much more fortified will our hearts be spiritually...?

His... unfailing love... rests upon us...

Remember... as you wait on the Lord... He will keep you secure... do not let others define your worth... do not let your feelings lead you astray...

Waiting on Him... is the most secure... place... to... be...

Related fare...

hope... for those who are tired...

serving on the sly...

the most holy place

serving on the sly...

As I've tested this concept of... waiting on the Lord... for renewed energy...

...those who wait on the Lord

Shall renew their strength...

Isaiah 40:31 NKJV

I've discovered... another benefit... a change in attitude... when serving others... on the sly... in secret...

Jesus taught...

"...But when you give to the needy, 

do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 

so that your giving may be in secret. ..."

Matthew 6:3 ESV

(my emphasis)

It is a humbling... spiritual discipline... to practice giving in secret... humbling... because you can't tell anyone what you have done...!

Have you ever tried to give... do... serve... in secret... without telling... ANYONE... ?

It's been hard for me in the past... the flesh longs for accolades... NOW... I want to be lifted up... thought well of... patted on the back... for service... to others...

Is it just me...? Or do you struggle too...?

Today... I've noticed an ease... in doing secret service... since recognizing... that I wait upon Him...

The serving I do... is directed by Him... I have been crucified with Christ... and I no longer live... but Christ lives in me... the life I live in the body... I live by faith... so I can't really take credit for what I've done... it wasn't my idea... it was His...

I see this serving in secret differently... as one who serves Him... waiting on Him... it is His work... that He sees... and HE KNOWS... what it is I've done...

And from this knowledge... I experience a joy... a peace... a satisfaction... in serving Him... and totally feel... and understand... the rest of what Jesus said... about secret service...

"...And your Father who sees in secret will reward you."

Matthew 6:4 ESV

(emphasis mine)

The reward... for now... is an increased intimacy with Him... a new knowledge... of what it means... to... wait upon the Lord... and... freely serve... in love... sharing a secret... with the King...

additions...

An important addition...
to an important reminder...

You, my brothers, were called to be free. 

But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; 

rather, serve one another in love.

Galatians 5:13

(my emphasis)

a wall in need... of a Word...

A room already filling... with Word... some stenciled...

... some not...

A call to add another...

A much needed reminder... to be placed... on the wall opposite the door... the wall seen each time the room is entered... a wall often covered... with piles...

The Word previously placed... most of it took time... printing font... making a stencil... cutting with x-acto...

But today... I was to free-hand a stencil... no "word perfect" font allowed...

Supplies gathered... I began to plan... straight lines... a canon to follow... then several attempts at free-hand font... no success... frustration creeping in...

I do not have time to do this today... what am I thinking...?

The thought... not mine... continues to come... just cut...

So I began... cutting letters... one at a time... not even able to see what I've done because of all the practice with pencil... and... pen...

By faith... I cut... If this is You... it will be finished...

By faith... I continued... letters appearing...

By faith... we obey... and that's when things happen...

Just ask the Levites... stepping into a flood-stage river... carrying the Ark... crossing into the Promised Land... the step based on a promise received by faith...

"...And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord --- the Lord of all the earth --- set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap."

Joshua 3:13
(emphasis added)

Not until the foot stepped... 

did God's promise... 

come to pass... 

Acting in obedience... there is no faith without it... to live by faith... is to step when... and where... it seems most unreasonable... to take time to cut... and stencil... when it makes no sense...

Finished... still unsure what it looks like... I tape the free-hand to the wall... with paint... and brush... I begin...

The lesson... one I was just reading... confirmed...

For faith is only real when there is obedience, never without it, and faith only becomes faith in the act of obedience.

---Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

Only when we obey His call... whatever it is... can we say... that we... have... faith....

He knew... knows... I need this humble reminder... in a place where I see it... multiple times... a... day... 

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Galatians 5:13 ESV

A day spent exercising my  freedom... serving... the elder-in-law... in love...

free... to be... undignified...

The lesson of freedom... using it to serve others through love... rather than exercising self-indulgence... continues...

What grace He provides... in the middle of a mess... and then... another...

Loving an elder-in-law... offers lots of opportunities... to freely serve... die to self... lay down pride... and be... undignified... all in the name of the Lord...

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When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you?" he asked them. ...

"...I have set an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them."

John 13:12, 15-17

long days... short nights... in Love's presence...

Today it was noted... that we had not yet been here... on mission... two full days... not until 4:00 pm... feeling like we have been here... two full weeks...

Days long... filled with activity... cleaning... cooking... shopping... worship... feeling our way through the new... in bed after midnight... up by six...

My sister in service... said she woke this morning... with a joy hangover...

Up late... talking of God... His Word... His love... His broken heart... over our rebellion... and the cure He paid for... with His life...

The worship... singing of His love poured out...
through hands... and brow...
Wrestling with the cross... and grace... love... and sacrifice...
Transformation... through His wounds that heal... He... broken... because of our sin...

...how I have been broken over their whoring heart

that has departed from me and over their eyes 

that go whoring after their idols. ...

Ezekiel 6:9

ESV

He... with His freedom... through love... allowed Himself to be broken for our sin... broken on a cross...

Here... challenged to break habits of self-indulgence... and complaining... challenged to serve with joy... not in my strength but His... pushing past the need for sleep... holding back words that seek to wound... learning... to remember... that Love is here... wrestling... for us... and with us...

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His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence...

2Peter 1:3

ESV

Lord Jesus... help me to know You better... to know You are here...

freedom... love... service... (and wi-fi)

The Word... entering a week of service... deepened during the worship with youth...

For you were called to freedom, brothers.

Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh,

but through love serve one another.

Galatians 5:13

ESV

...called to freedom... by the One who is ultimately... and completely free... called to use freedom... through love... to serve... enslave... yourself to others...

Why is this the call... of Believers...?

Because Believers... follow... the One in whom they believe...

Jesus... the Son of God... emptied Himself of His divinity... His power... His freedom... in order to serve... the ones He loves...

The whole Word becoming flesh... the pouring out of God... into a baby... is what Christmas is all about...

He used His freedom... to serve... rescue... redeem... the creation... He created...

Do you see...?

He asks us to do no less... than He did Himself... to the infinite degree...

So here... this week... sleeping on the floor of a church... (maybe a sofa)... helping to feed... and serve... 100 others... youth and adults... who have chosen... to use their freedom... to serve... through love... a community... in need... I am challenged... to solidify... this teaching... this Truth... in me...

How do you use your freedom...? 

self-indulgence...? 

or self-enslavement...?

For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters;

only do not use your freedom as an opportunity

for self-indulgence,

but through love become slaves to one another.

Galatians 5:13

NRSV

(And yes... with access to wi-fi... the blog continues... by His grace... and hopefully... His glory...)