Dallas Willard once said, “A disciple is a person who has decided that the most important thing in their life is to learn how to do what Jesus said to do.” I hear John Wayne’s comment alongside that….. “Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.”
Following Jesus….doing what Jesus does….has always been important…..and I would advocate that today this is of urgent importance.
Radical inclusivity does not take place because we try to be nicer people. It happens when we give ourselves to the exact ways that Jesus poured out life and love for all. No hesitation. Authentic. Compelling. Honest. Vulnerable. No holding back. Life and love for all. The call for the church to live this has never been more urgent.
The call to care for creation is not some idle hoped for fairy tale. What we do with our planet – the resources that we’ve been blessed with – the mess that we leave behind – deeply matters. Tend to it…nurture it….grow and multiply it…leave it better than you found it. The generations are to be blessed because of how we lived and for that which we cared for and shared.
We are apprentices of the one who showed us HOW to LIVE. We are called to live….truly live! Saddle up. Set your minds on the most important things….Jesus is still calling today.
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