This morning at church one of my girls I volunteer with ran up and hugged me. She was eager to tell me she was being baptized. And in that moment, I realized how much we can care about the lives of others. She wanted me to care about her baptism and I did. Though I no longer volunteer with the fourth and fifth grade girls (as I am now with the teens at my church) I still love the younger girls immensely. I want for them all that God can offer. I want them to walk so close to Him that they can hear His whispers, smell His grace, and brush up against His unfailing love. I want them to hold tightly the hand of Jesus.
A while back I said I wanted this to be my year of selfless discovery. I wanted to make 2010 about others and not about me. Well, that hasn't been entirely a success, because I'm human and my desires still get in my way. But I have found that I can care and love others so completely, that I want what's best for them above anything else. I want God to pour into them the same blessings and promises that He has poured into me this past year. I want for them LIFE, not just the kind where you wake up breathing, but the kind where you wake up LIVING in FREEDOM and ABOUNDING LOVE.
Though the year is not over...I'm thankful for all that God has done for me and around me in 2010. And I know that when we come to a place where we place more value on the lives of others, than on our own...that is the place where we see a glimpse of God's grace, love and mercy. I want more glimpses of that place.
