When is it that we walk past the guy in the wheelchair? When do we have too much to do on the weekend, can't afford a spontaneous road trip? When do we lose touch with close friends? When is it that we can walk down the sidewalk on a beautiful September day without being amazed at God's creation?
Walking on campus today, God struck me with these thoughts... College students though we may be, we are the ones who know how to live. Though the world takes so much, still we find just a little more to give. We have no time at all and yet all the time in the world for a friend in need. We are filled with a rare and strong passion for life. Things that have no value by some standards - a letter from a friend, a hug, a warm conversation - are the things we most treasure. We have nothing but know how to make the most of it. Still we see the good though so often we are immersed in the bad. We are moved by pain, by joy, by love. We are the outlines of a story; we are just presently beginning to see where we fit into this world. We are united by a desire to be different - we dare to face this world with a bold and brazen hope that somehow it can be changed for good.
We are the green sprout of life daring to grow among the barren soil...
"Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity." 1 Timothy 4:12
Dare to be the sprout that, with the strength of the Spirit, exemplifies what love the Father has for His world.
"Further Up and Further In."
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