I have been anxious to start reading "Red Letters- Living a Faith That Bleeds" for some time but haven't had the time. I just love the title. That in and of itself speaks so loudly to my heart! Anyways, I picked it up a couple nights ago and only read a couple of pages before I had to put it down. I was needed elsewhere but also I needed time to digest what I had just read. It's opened my eyes a little bit more but it's also pierced my heart too, in a good, growth way and I'm not even on chapter 2 yet!!
Just some of the things that grabbed me....
*There are almost 50 million people infected with HIV virus*
*"But there is something else going on when we reach out to help the helpless - something unexpected. Something we often miss. Something that speaks not only to the process of becoming Christlike- to our spiritual foundation - but also to the very truth of where we find Jesus".
* "I'm talking about finding Jesus in the eyes of real people…
Just some of the things that grabbed me....
*There are almost 50 million people infected with HIV virus*
*"But there is something else going on when we reach out to help the helpless - something unexpected. Something we often miss. Something that speaks not only to the process of becoming Christlike- to our spiritual foundation - but also to the very truth of where we find Jesus".
* "I'm talking about finding Jesus in the eyes of real people…