Kay's comments describe the movie "Crash". Tough to watch but worth the effort.
Kay Warren, during a follow-up phone interview from her home in Orange County, said she had first come to Rwanda looking for the "monster" killers responsible for the genocide. But everyone looked average to her.
"Average people became monsters and let evil reign in their lives for a while. That means that I, too, could become a monster given the right circumstances." She says it's a lesson she could only have learned in Rwanda
Read the rest of the article by clicking the title bar link. The theme of ordinary people is ringing true among Rick Warren and crew.
Trees amidst the forest
Sometimes I get in the funk associated with not 'going' to church or being involved in some 'ministry'. Heather and I went hiking at Radnor lake yesterday morning. Doing Ganier ridge twice worked up quite an appetite we satisfied at Fido's (one of our Hillsboro Village favorites). Over breakfast the conversation turned toward the feeling of meaninglessness we have sometimes during our time alone with Jesus; like we're just floating out here in the abyss of existence without any real direction or purpose.
It's funny how the Spirit uses our honest no-holds-barred evaluations of our spiritual life. As we expressed frustration with doing nothing (by 'our' standards) Jesus opened our eyes to the possibilities around us at home, in our neighborhood and at work. It seems there are plenty, even overwhelming opportunities to 'be the church' and 'minister' in the small circle of life we experience everyday 'if' we are willing to spend our time and energy in ways nobody outside of our little world would recognize as valuable, care about or desire. The Spirit kind of held a mirror up in front of our lives and it was very apparent we have choosen a meaninglessness existence, within easy reach of an abundant life in the kingdom of God.
God is speaking to us, he wants to live his life through us in so many situations and we've been too busy looking for trees amidst the forest.
back to 'our worth'
Could it be that "the joy set before him" was "this glorious way of life" which is "Christ in you"?
What are the implications concerning 'our worth'?
Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for
the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Eph 1:18 your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of
this glorious way of life he has for Christians,
Colossians 1:27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery,
which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
