Love

It's funny, as I was driving to work this morning I was thinking about the weekend I just spent with the LYFE group and the ease with which the kids show affection. Then I read both Jordan and Matthew's blog about love and was struck by how we are all thinking alike. Coincidence?

Anyway, one of our youth in particular is not afraid whatsoever of showing his affection to everyone. All around camp you would hear him yelling I LOVE YOU....Pastor Awesome, Sue, Kirk. It became contagious until many of us were yelling the same. Even on the way home in the gas station I was told, I love you Sue.

How often do we openly yell; I LOVE YOU, In public not caring what others think. The feeling you get when you hear this simple phrase is overpowering, especially when you hear it over and over again. Such a simple thing you can say to someone to make them feel good. I wonder what would happen if we all began telling others, no matter who, I LOVE YOU! Isn't that what God has done for us?

As a faith community we can yell I LOVE YOU to the larger community by showing we truly care. During our Famine we are hoping to package meals for starving children, I can't see a better way to show others we love them than by helping to save these children. I am working to rally support from my family and friends for this project and hope others will also.

It's time that we step out of our comfort zone of Quincy and reach out to others around the world. There is so much that we have to offer others, we just need to take the first steps. I would love to see us begin this new ministry of packaging meals for starving children. I truly believe that this would reach the youth and they would wholeheartedly take this on. They are just waiting for an opportunity like this. They are ready, are we?