The Generocity of Strangers (and Friends!)
I wanted to tell you about the generocity I’ve experienced over the past couple of days, to remind us all that people ARE awesome!
At short notice, a friend let me stay the night at thier house, despite the fact that they didn’t have a lot of room. This friend then drove me to a wedding the next day that we were both going to. I wasn’t invited to the reception of this wedding, but a family I had just been introduced too at the wedding let me stay at thier house for the afternoon, and then drove me to the barn dance in the evening. Lastly, a couple I met at the barn dance drove me to the station and then helped me get another train when I missed the one I had planned to get on.
So, there we have it. Despite what we see on the news, people ARE awesome!
Going The Extra Mile
Last night, I was out with some friends, and as we all live in various parts of Oxfordshire, we agreed to meet in Oxford. It was about 11 o’clock in the evening when we decided to head back, and my friend offered to drive us all home, as buses would have stopped running. This meant that she had to go 15 miles in the opposite direction from her house to take me home, and she had to drop others off too, this, plus the fact that we got lost, meant that she didn’t get home till about 2 o’clock in the morning, on top of using a tone of fuel! Talk about going the extra mile!
I really appreciated my friends generosity, and it got me thinking, about how we take the friends and family we see everyday, for granted. I love my friends and family dearly, but how often do I show it, or tell them? I think most of my friends and family do know that I love them, and I know that they love me; but I also know that it would mean a lot more if the told me, or demonstrated, once in a while, how they felt. So, with Gods help, I’m going to try to let my friends and family know that I love, value and appreciate them; even if they know it already; I want to leave them in no doubt.
Jesus hung out with all the “low lives” of society, why? Because they were the people who needed him: “It’s the sick who need a doctor”. Jesus looked beyond what they had done, to the person inside of them; a child of God! Jesus was all about the people, He didn’t care about what people thought of Him; He just wanted the people who felt lonely, hurt and broken that they are loved!
He’s still in that business today, and He invites us to work alongside Him.
To loves others, for His glory. That’s the challenge I’ve set myself and the one I’m putting to you.
Check this song out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SExJ9od-0zQ
P.S) My friend who drove us all home, isn’t a Christian; and there are Christians, who wouldn’t do what she did!
The Game We Play 