Taking a Break

I have decided to take a break from FACEBOOK.
I am wasting too much time on it and it is really giving me a feeling of disconnect.
I'm sick of mediums that are used to "bring people together."
If you want to get a hold of me, you are welcome to call me up, email me or just meet for real.

Hopefully I can handle not going on facebook.

I don't want to be

apathy- noun- 1. absense or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement 2. lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.

Today in my contemporary social issues class we were talking about WHY we even bother trying to solve social issues. One girls said, that if we are inherently evil, why strive to promote good? She said that the underlying tendency of evil makes our efforts seem in vain. She was wrestling with coming up with a reason to even bother taking action against social problems when our work may not even seem profitable. She has a point. But it seems like such a cynical viewpoint. I then raised my hand and offered my insight. If we we to just throw our hands in the air and give up on responding to social problems, then we would be guilty of becoming an apathetic people. I don't want to be apathethic. I think apathy is worse than trying to take action and promote justice. Apathy is like complacency- dangerous! My professor responded to my comment and said that he believes that we ought not be apathetic because the nature of God does not equate to being apathetic. God does not embody a "who cares" attitude. He wants to restore, He wants to redeem, he is concerned about bringing aobut justice and wholeness. As a Christ follower, I want to pray, "God help me work and act towards responding to issues in ways that would parallel the nature of Christ. Help me to not be apathetic, to not give up... but help me to embody justice. May we recognize that we should WANT to value social concerns. May we not be suppressed or disillusioned into thinking that there is no point. It is important to act towards restoration justice because it matters to God. God has not adopted an apathetic attitude towards humanity, so we should embrace the restorative heart of God as well."

i never told you about the eventful morning

Hello, sorry it's been a long time... I think I forgot to post my story about my "eventful morning" and tell you the story about the rest stop sign that i had posted earlier... so although it's a bit late, i will try to tell it now. you may have already heard it by this point though, but that's okay.



so it was a tuesday morning and i had an 8am class. I was on my way to school, with K, the girl that I carpool. And i started to get a bleeding nose. i didn't want to make a big deal about it though, and was sort of embarassed to say something, so i just kept sniffling and hoping that it would go away. I didn't have any tissue in my car or did I have a sweatshirt or anything else that would have provided some help for the situation. but then all of a sudden, it started gushing out... and blood was coming all over the place. we were right by the rest stop near aldergrove... so well quickly got off the freeway. I ran out of the car and started to clean up. Now, Rest stops sort of have a reputation of being sort of sketchy... so K thought it was unwise for either of us to be by ourselves... so she locked my car doors and came running to see how I was doing. The unfortunate part is that she locked my keys in my car when she did this. Out of her good intention, she forgot about my keys... so there we were! the two of us, stuck at the rest stop at 7:40 am; me with a bloody nose and neither of us with a cell phone. we were too afriad to ask one of the truckers for help though. so we tried the pay phone. called home collect but there was no answer... so we had to ask someone for help... finally we got a hold of my grandparents and they came and brought me a spare key! so i missed my first class and had an eventful morning instead. poor K felt so bad... but it was okay, sort of made a good story to tell. And the moral of the story is: keep kleenex in your car!

An Eventful Morning

I had a very eventful morning.

I will write out the story later... but for now. here's a picture to try to help describe it.

Glorious

Today is beautiful ~ Psalm 118:24 , "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."

I am reminded to seek God. This week I pray, "God I want to see your face, I want to hear your voice. I want to know you." I don't know how I will know him this week... sometimes he shows himself in ways that we don't expect. But I will look. Jeremiah 29:13, "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."

I am needing you and i'll be needing you a lifetime long

I was reminded of this song today. I love the lyrics.

Needing You - Vicky Beeching

Father you are my shelter, you are my place to rest and hide

Father you're my creator, You are the one who gives me life

I can't life without you, not even for a day

Laying down my pride I simply say

I am needing you and I'll be needing you a lifetime long

I am needing you as I offer up this fragile song

In my weakness you are strong

In my weakness you are strong.

Where I See God

Where do you see God? How does He reveal Himself to you in a way that you understand?

Many people see God through nature. when they are on a hike. or gazing at the stars. or skiing on the mountain top. or reflecting by the ocean. these are all ways that people see God through nature. I admit that I do see God through his creation, but it's not actually where I see Him the most.

I see God through people.

I see God in the face and the life of those I encounter.

I see Christ in their eyes, in their skin, in their smile.

I see Christ's love and I see his hand at work enabling that person to live, move, breathe, and be who He created them to be.

I see how they are part of a larger story- one that God created and thought into being.

It's hard to explain.

This is how Shane Claiborne has said it because he see God through people as well. " Over and over, the dying and the lepers would whisper the mystical word namaste in my ear…They explained to me that namaste means ‘I honor the Holy One who lives in you’…Was it possible…that in my eyes, they could catch a glimpse of the image of my Lover?"

The Word Namaste describes my feelings exactly. I see Christ in you. I see the living God through you. I see the complexity of God through you. I see his infinity. I see his gentleness. I see his depth. I see his character through you.

Last week I had several encounters with people where I thought Namaste while and after conversing with them. I had the privilege of meeting a man in the park last week, and chatting with him- a complete stranger. But yet, I learned from him. yet, I looked into his eyes and saw Christ. While I was in God's presence yesterday, many people's faces to mind who I know, and with each one came the word, "NAMASTE." With each person that I envisioned, I saw Christ. But I questioned God and asked, How can it be Namaste when that person doesn't even know you? But still, God answered the question by showing me that he is at work, that he created them, that he is near to them, but they may just have to reach out to him, that maybe they don't know God yet, but they will. I felt assured. I feel confident enough to say that I see Christ in them.

Look for Christ today. Look for Him in the ordinary. Ask Him where he is to be found. God is all around- but there are some ways that speak to our hearts louder than others.