Talkin 'Bout A Revolution

I am... Maidstone 07/10/07

I travelled to Maidstone yesterday to speak at the SA's London South East area youth gathering. I was looking forward to it for a number of reasons - I like working with and teaching young people, the theme was all about identity and knowing who we are in Christ etc, and it really fitted in with a lot of the things I've been thinking about recently.

Deeper Still

One of the things I love about this journey, is the fact that there is always deeper to go. Just when I think I've got it all worked out, There's that gentle nudge, that stirring that says, 'However comfortable you're getting at this level, let's go a little further."

For the least of these...

Just some thoughts I've been having around Matthew 25:

"Then those 'sheep' are going to say, 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?' And the King will say:

I was sitting under the underpass and you stopped to say hello.

I was busking in the tube and you gave me 50 pence.

I was sat on an upturned basket, outside Sainsbury’s, and you bought the Big Issue from me.

I was on my own on the bus, exhausted and afraid, and your smile brightened my day.

I was struggling to get my pushchair up the steps and you helped lift it up.

I was late for work and you let me go ahead of you in the queue.

I was down to my last few pence and you shared your lunch.

I was walking up hill and you gave me a lift.

I was drowning in debt, and you helped me work out a budget.

I was keeping it all secret and you made the effort to see how I was.

I was lonely and you walked home the long way with me.

I was frightened about the results and you held my hand.

I was losing hope and you shared your story.

I was grieving and you cried too.

I was drowning my sorrows and you bought me a coke.

I was wearing a mask and you peered behind it.

I was ashamed of myself and you didn’t judge me.

Just a couple of quotes

"Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

"At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done.
Then they begin to hope it can be done.
Then they see it can be done.
Then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago".   (Frances Hodgson Burnett)