Greetings Dear Reader,
“The call is to community.”
The mission statement of the church I attended in Madison is that it “seeks
to build a loving community that follows Christ in order to reach a community
that is lost without Him.” One of the
ways in which they apply this is through service to the community.
During the coming days, there will be many calls for us to
find ways to help others. If we do not
prepare to answer this call by making space in our hearts, minds, and
calendars, we will not make the time. We
want to do that which is needed, but we must be ready. We do not, I think understand the value of
giving time to those in need.
Amidst the many things that will demand are time there are
organizations that ask for some of it.
It is a simple thing to begin a tradition of setting aside time to help
in our communities. Whether we are ringing
bells for the Salvation Army or volunteering at a homeless shelter, we can find
a way to assist in meeting the needs of others that “are so keenly felt at this
festive time of year.”
Part of being hallowed to these Holy Days is to see just how
much we have that is a blessing and doing what is needed to pass some of that
on to others. It is one of the great
ways to pass on our love that is impactful and lasting. If we involve our family, then we also can
build generational awareness and attitudes about giving to the needs of
others. An added benefit is that if we do
it in the right spirit, we also can build some beautiful memories.
The simple point, Dear Reader is to create time and space in
our lives now to hallow the act of giving to the needs of others. We must find a place in our lives to hallow
our hearts for the needs of others. There
is, after all, “no surplus population.”
There are no needs that do not impact us in some way. This is how we make the days hallowed and put
hands and feet on the Gospel.
The
Basin and the Towel – Michael Card
And the call is to community
In an upstairs room, a parable
Is just about to come alive
And while they bicker about who's best
With a painful glance, He'll silently rise
Their Savior Servant must show them how
Through the will of the water
And the tenderness of the towel
And the call is to community
The impoverished power that sets the soul free
In humility, to take the vow
That day after day we must take up the basin and the towel
In any ordinary place
On any ordinary day
The parable can live again
When one will kneel and one will yield
Our Saviour Servant must show us how
Through the will of the water
And the tenderness of the towel
The space between ourselves sometimes
Is more than the distance between the stars
By the fragile bridge of the Servant's bow
We take up the basin and the towel
And the call is to community
The impoverished power that sets the soul free
In humility, to take the vow
That day after day we must take up the basin
And the call is to community
The impoverished power that sets the soul free
In humility, to take the vow
That day after day we must take up the basin
That day after day we must take up the basin
That day after day we must take up the basin and the towel
Take up the basin and the towel, basin and towel
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
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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Thorn:
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