So We Begin Again
It’s Monday. Short night. It will be a long day. I pray it will not be as a long as last Monday — which in fact lasted all week.
This day, however, dawned bright, crisp, and beautiful with thoughts full of worship and hope and … mission.
So many things crowd into our hearts trying to live for the Kingdom. So many things crowd into our hearts threatening to shove out our focus on our mission as Jesus’ followers. Let’s not forget the main thing!
Thank you for the Heartlight article today. The story about the young women who helped the diabetic woman, but who neglected to share their faith with her, touched me. How many times have I done similar things, only to regret it later? Sometimes ministers quote St. Francis who said something like, \"Preach the gospel always. When necessary, use words.\" The truth is: words are always necessary. We take St. Francis\’ advice as an excuse to remain silent (often prompted by cowardice, I\’m afraid), instead of using it as probably intended…as motivation for our lives to match our message. Thanks for encouraging us to have the courage to speak as well as act! Keep inspiring your readers with good thoughts from the Scriptures!
Terry Laudett
17 Nov 08 at 10:32 am