Rockin' Prophet

God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them.   - Bono
[Thanks to Larry James' for posting this on his Urban Daily Blog.]

Preaching

"I set myself on fire and people come to watch me burn."  - John Wesley

Disney World

I spent last week in Orlando visiting Universal Studios and the 4 Disney parks. It was a great time spent with my 85-year-young Dad, my sister and her husband, and her son and his wife. Fun was had by all! It is amazing how you can just "get lost" in these alternative worlds where the only agenda is having a good time. It was unreal. But as I settle back into "normal life" I am reminded of the fact that compared to about 3/4 of the world, I live in Disney World every day! I pray that I can get past my disneyesque expectations for this world by striving to engage with those who are not as fortunate. Give me a heart that is broken by those things that break Your heart, dear God. Help me to see Jesus as he is manifested in the needs of those who I encounter. Help me to incarnate Jesus' love for those who are "least."