i think about the story of peter's life. Jesus told him he would deny Him 3 times, and peter couldn't believe it, he protested that he would ever do that to his Lord. sure enough, he did, in Christ most crucial hour. three times peter denied Christ. when Christ arose from the dead, He came to peter and asked: "peter, do you love me?" "yes, Lord,i love You"; "peter, do you love me?" "yes, Lord,i love You", "peter, do you love me?" "yes, Lord,i love You". peter was redeemed. three times he denied our Lord, and Christ, in His loving mercy, redeemed peter, and instead of departing with peter's last act to Him having been three denials, it was three "yes Lord, i love You." how magnificent! how wonderful that He does the same for us. i, a broken person, with eyes that couldn't take the gaze off of my own scars, redeemed, given new eyes that gaze upon the scars and hearts of others. a redeemed heart that abandons all concern for it's own desires, and it's only burning desire now is to love others, love the rejected, downcast, orphaned, poor and desolate. He is good beyond what any of us deserve. to quote st. francis: "i have been all things unholy, if He can use me, He can use anyone."
i've started collecting supplies to take with me for the children at the orphanage i'll be working at: peanut butter (great source of protein), electrolyte powder (recovery after malaria-which is a weekly occurrence), bibles, bible story books, scholastic books, paper, pencils, crayons, band-aids, anti-biotic ointment, h202, vitamins, etc. it's amazing, how sending out emails for these donations and making quick, easy, cost-efficient runs to the store is a stark contrast of how blessed we are here, how we take for granted that we know people who can just give us these things they have in excess, how we can get these things for minimal cost at any corner store, yet these things are so valued and difficult to come by/obtain where i am going. i can't even begin to discuss the water situation. i am working on this for them.
He is good, when there is nothing good in us, He is good. when we love here, and stand before Thee at day's end, we don't have to be afraid. that's all that matters, is loving God, loving others. and meeting Him face to face. everything else is just distraction. it's all about Jesus.
i've started collecting supplies to take with me for the children at the orphanage i'll be working at: peanut butter (great source of protein), electrolyte powder (recovery after malaria-which is a weekly occurrence), bibles, bible story books, scholastic books, paper, pencils, crayons, band-aids, anti-biotic ointment, h202, vitamins, etc. it's amazing, how sending out emails for these donations and making quick, easy, cost-efficient runs to the store is a stark contrast of how blessed we are here, how we take for granted that we know people who can just give us these things they have in excess, how we can get these things for minimal cost at any corner store, yet these things are so valued and difficult to come by/obtain where i am going. i can't even begin to discuss the water situation. i am working on this for them.
He is good, when there is nothing good in us, He is good. when we love here, and stand before Thee at day's end, we don't have to be afraid. that's all that matters, is loving God, loving others. and meeting Him face to face. everything else is just distraction. it's all about Jesus.
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