Ok, so this is not a sheep (its mostly the back end of a Caribou), but its probably the closest thing to a sheep that I've got a picture of since I've been here. Actually, I don't know if I've ever taken a picture of a sheep... hmmmm... Ok, enough tangents. . . This Sunday I attended a rally where various Catholic groups put aside differences in charisms, differences in name and in songs of worship to acknowledge that there is something greater than these differences. There is the call to end poverty - the call to feed the sheep of the Lord - to be shepherds to all. In putting aside their differences they also each acknowledged that they recognized that this call is being fulfilled through the work of Gawad Kalinga. Beside the multitudes of people, the spirit that I felt was awesome - the power, the passion and the promise of results when that many people come together makes one pause and be grateful.
Stories of leaders recognized and of heroes typically unsung- the spirit of the generosity of the poor - woke the attendees up to know again that this call is not just about being generous when its convenient or when we want to - the call to serve all our fellow humans is constant, and honestly quite often inconvenient. This does not lesson the call any; quite the opposite; it only strengthens the necessity to respond.
Yes, it requires work. It requires sacrifice. It requires pushing past the limits we thought were our own only to realize that when you are doing the work of God, there are no limits because God never gives us what we can't handle. If we have been called to eradicate poverty and to restore the dignity of all peoples, we shouldn't consider it impossible or ideal - we should just open ourselves to the reality of God at work in each and every heart.
As I challenge myself to work through my own imposed limits, I challenge each of you as well to see what may be knocking on your door - what do you ignore because you think its not possible or plausible? What could you do if you allowed God full control of the reigns and weren't put off because had to ask you 3xs to Feed His Sheep, when each time you had already responded positively. There is always more work to be done. Cheers to getting it done happily and joyfully.
As always God Bless and thank you for what you do already.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Feed My Sheep
Ok, so this is not a sheep (its mostly the back end of a Caribou), but its probably the closest thing to a sheep that I've got a picture of since I've been here. Actually, I don't know if I've ever taken a picture of a sheep... hmmmm... Ok, enough tangents. . . This Sunday I attended a rally where various Catholic groups put aside differences in charisms, differences in name and in songs of worship to acknowledge that there is something greater than these differences. There is the call to end poverty - the call to feed the sheep of the Lord - to be shepherds to all. In putting aside their differences they also each acknowledged that they recognized that this call is being fulfilled through the work of Gawad Kalinga. Beside the multitudes of people, the spirit that I felt was awesome - the power, the passion and the promise of results when that many people come together makes one pause and be grateful.
Stories of leaders recognized and of heroes typically unsung- the spirit of the generosity of the poor - woke the attendees up to know again that this call is not just about being generous when its convenient or when we want to - the call to serve all our fellow humans is constant, and honestly quite often inconvenient. This does not lesson the call any; quite the opposite; it only strengthens the necessity to respond.
Yes, it requires work. It requires sacrifice. It requires pushing past the limits we thought were our own only to realize that when you are doing the work of God, there are no limits because God never gives us what we can't handle. If we have been called to eradicate poverty and to restore the dignity of all peoples, we shouldn't consider it impossible or ideal - we should just open ourselves to the reality of God at work in each and every heart.
As I challenge myself to work through my own imposed limits, I challenge each of you as well to see what may be knocking on your door - what do you ignore because you think its not possible or plausible? What could you do if you allowed God full control of the reigns and weren't put off because had to ask you 3xs to Feed His Sheep, when each time you had already responded positively. There is always more work to be done. Cheers to getting it done happily and joyfully.
As always God Bless and thank you for what you do already.
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