30 March 2014

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.


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."

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