Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Who would you give your heart to?

I spent the weekend at my churches regional meeting in Asilomar, just south of Monterey. It is so beautiful there on the northern coast of California. During one of the first worship services we were all given a small glass heart to carry for the weekend. At the last service we were told to give these hearts to someone who we feel needs the love of God in their heart. It could be a family member, friend, or someone off the street. Who would you give your heart to?

I tried to think of who I would offer my heart to. Should I wait to come accross a stranger who seems sad or angry or should I share it with someone in my life who needs to know they are loved? Everyone in this world today can be shown a little more love, how can I choose one person to share my heart with?

I think what I am going to do is keep my heart! I will carry it in my pocket as a reminder to share Gods love with everyone I come accross. I can not think of one person who needs to be shown that love more than the rest of us. We all need to feel Gods love and eachothers love. I will share a piece of my heart with everyone.

I challenge everyone to do the same. Choose a symbol of love to carry in your pocket. Let that symbol remind you that everyone you come accross in life deserve to witness Gods love work through you. We all want to be that person. Someone who makes people feel good when we are around. Sometimes it is hard. Sometimes we are the ones who need to see Gods love in someone else. When we feel that need, we can reach into our pocket and take a little of Gods love for ourselves. We all deserve to know it!