The sick, the infirm, the lost, the broken, the ill-informed, the ignorant, the grieving, the stricken, the hungry, the blind...
All among us now; have always been among us.
But now it's closer to home; they are the people we know, the people we care about. We can't ignore them any longer.
Do we truly believe? Do we know from experience the reality of the kingdom promised?
Do we live that reality, or have we not yet acknowledged the pain of the world around us that demands "thy kingdom come"; that begs for it?
Do we validate the reality that we all exist in; or do we continue to ignore what we're not directly affected by?
Do we hold firm with our slipping grasp onto only what we know, what we've seen before; or do we look forward with eyes opened to an old promise made new again?
Do we sacrifice our normality, and walk a new path - one that has no traditional instruction, but demands constant guidance from the One who calls us to the death of our own motives; or do we keep thinking that God won't use me?
Are we carrying a cross, or is the Cross carrying us?
At this new crossroad, do we move forward into the unknown, into the promise; or do we return to the powerless crutches of our past...
