My mantra for the day (in case you were wondering)

You have always been faithful, Lord.

You have always been faithful.

Playing for Change

Every now and then some simple person with a great vision comes along and thinks they can change the world, even if it's just one person at a time.  Maybe they don't even think they can change the world, but they do know change needs to happen.  They think outside the box, and they live in forward motion, rather than being stagnant.  These include people like Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Bono, and Mark Johnson.  If you haven't heard of that last guy, then check out the link below.  This guy is just a film-maker with an awesome vision for change.  His project is amazing and I pray that there is much fruit from it.  Check out this link to a video.  Watch it and find out what he's doing.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10242008/watch3.html

Put the mud in my eyes and let me see...

In a response to "All you need is love" I talked about my Intro to Counseling teacher taking the class through a "Buddhist meditation" and I was a little freaked.  That's pretty funny to me now.  What a typical response by a Western-minded Christian - to freak out about a little centering exercise.  I'm a bit chagrinned now by that.  It's funny how God works in people's lives.  He uses whatever is going on to speak to those who will listen.  Does he have a big orchestrated plan for one person to learn one little lesson?  Maybe, maybe not.  But I do know he will use all things at his disposal to point something out to someone who wants to see what he has to show.  He has been teaching me much lately about how boxed in I have kept him.  I didn't think I had, but...  I feel like I have been wearing one prescription of glasses for a long time, too long perhaps, and he has come along and taken them off my face and said, "Here. Try these."  And wow.  There is so much more to see beyond where I could focus before.  There is so much more Truth outside of my old sphere of vision.  I am taking steps to see even more.  It feels a little strange wearing these new glasses.  They may take a little time to get used to.