Things I Need to Own – First Thoughts

Greetings Dear Reader,

Let me say first that I am not talking about possessions here.  My greed is sufficient that I could write something humorous about that but it seems an exercise in the inappropriate.  I am pondering things I need to own as a Christ follower.  I am considering who is really responsible for the ills in our society.

I think we are too quick to blame the ills of the world on those who do not believe as we do.  Our detractors and our opposition are not to blame for our failure to address the world’s issues.  I must own that when the church poorly handles its social obligations it loses the ability to further the Gospel.

It is my obligation to own the failings in this area and do what I can to redress them.  There is ample interest in who we are as Christ followers.  Most people simply want to see honesty in others.  When the church neglects its duty in the areas of social justice and community service the Gospel becomes a cold and detached message. 

In beginning to prepare my heart for Holy Week I feel I need to assess these areas in my own life.  Feel free to walk with me as I do.  I could use the conversation along the way and you, Dear Reader are always good company.

Don’t Tell Them Jesus Loves Them – Steve Camp

Oh, the suffering souls

Crying out for love

In a world that seldom cares

See the hungry hearts

Longing to be filled

With much more than our prayers

And a young girl sells herself on Seventh Avenue

And you hear her crying out for help

My God! What will we do?

Don't tell them Jesus loves them

Till you're ready to love them too!

Till your heart breaks from their sorrow

And the pain they're going through

With a life full of compassion

May we do what we must do?

Don't tell them Jesus loves them

Till you're ready to love them too!

All the desperate men

Are we reaching for the souls,

That are sinking down sin?

Oh, cry for the church

We've lost our passion for the lost

And there are billions left to win

And another 40,000 children starved to death today

Would we risk all we have

To see one of them saved!?!

Don't tell them Jesus loves them

Till you're ready to love them too!

Till your heart breaks from their sorrow

And the pain they're going through

With a life full of compassion

May we do what we must do?

Don't tell them Jesus loves them

Till you're ready to love them too!

Why have we waited so long

To show them Jesus lives

To share salvation's song!

Why have our hearts become so proud

That we fail to see

To love them is to love God!

And a young girl sells herself on Seventh Avenue

Hear her crying out for help

What will we do?

Don't tell them Jesus loves them

Till you're ready to love them too!

Till your heart breaks from their sorrow

And the pain they're going through

With a life full of compassion

May we do what we must do?

Don't tell them Jesus loves them

Till you're ready to love them too!

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."