Greetings Dear Reader,
We are transformed when we choose to follow Christ. We learn how to love. We understand the value of patience, kindness,
and social justice. We see that if we
deny our own wants and seek what Christ wants that life is richer.
All this has a purpose.
We are supposed to draw others to follow as well. When Jesus called his followers to join him
he told them they would become “fishers of men.” Our culture usually pictures fishing as hooks
and lines. What Jesus intends is that we
create a net of love and kindness; grace and mercy, that draws others to follow
as well.
We are not to force people into the fold by manipulation,
fear, judgement, or anger. We are to set
an example of the love and grace that Jesus wants every human to know. It is my obligation to sacrifice anything in
order to show the love of Christ to others.
I cannot put my own wants ahead of loving others as Christ loves
us.
I fail at this and have to reset my thinking. I must keep vigilance over the things that I
say and do so that I reflect the love of Christ in every possible moment. It is in hopes that you see what Jesus has
for us. It is in the desire that you see
those who profess to be Christian but do not follow Christ are not the example
you should use.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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