Legacy

Why do we continue to idly walk by without so much as the connection of an eye or a simple smile or a hi to acknowledge the presence of another child of God. Created in His image we continue to lose vision due to our decisions we make His people invisible ignoring their existence cuz we're so wrapped up in ourselves. We're Kingdom People but we ain't Kingdom livin but rather we're sinnin n livin in division this great schism between us like the Grand Canyon we abandon the truth we are called to stand in to live out of love this calling from above the reason Christ shed His blood, not for personal gain or to hold distain but rather to heal the pain of a broken world to offer salvation to every nation regardless of political views which we hold as "truths". Don't give me your religion or your rules your Western schools of thought which leave us feeling distraught needing to get to the top where to be blessed is to have success to live comfortably for me and my family in a gated community where I only see what I want to see and can ignore all those on the street or overseas or who view things differently from me and therefor must have it wrong. The best thing to happen to this world is America I beg to differ cuz rather it's Jesus who calls us to pick up our cross every day to live in a new way to stray from the world's push towards prosperity but rather dare to be rare to enter into despair to repair a broken system, to listen to the cries and see through the eyes of the oppressed to invest our lives in theirs. Call me unpatriotic but I want to be exotic in the way I love not a nation but His creation the indication of something greater than this country He undeniably transcend the "land of the free" and the way we see things. We are not here to hurl our broken beliefs or to retreat to safety and familiarity but rather to step outside and see what God sees, diversity, a wide range of speech, an entire mess of dress much too complex to neatly seat in this vehicle of Western Civilization. It ain't about bein above average or converting a "savage" to our ways but rather to clear up the haze of our faith and reveal the wonder of God and advance His kingdom. It's not about "Christian" persuasion but rather fascination brought about by a love so extraordinary one can't help but wonder where it came from. I am not perfect just like the rest of us i carry prejudice and have an incomplete picture of the God i serve and don't deserve a single drop of His grace. But when He looks at my face He sees His beloved son as he does with everyone He has placed on this earth. So let's live and love in a radical manner by the standard Christ has set before us. A life not of seclusion or intrusion but genuine love and care for His people...to treat each other as equal, to fill needs and feed the hungry, to see a world changed at the core, where we fight for the marginalized and care for the poor, where things are transformed. I may not see the change before I'm dead, but I pray we flip the world on its head and are truly known as Christians by our love....