I do know a friend whose name is actually Courage.
I thought she was kidding at first,
anyone would merely dream of displaying such formidable surname.
It was 2013 when I met her and became friends
as we served together in a restaurant at a church.
In church, I was seated.
Waiting for communion
to be distributed.
The mind set on
things I wish I could have muted.
What I read in these threads disturbed me because a lot of it sounds exactly like the voices emerging from the political arena these days.
Then God gave me an idea… a small idea… a plan of action….
a movement to spread simple acts of kindness…
#WriteHopeFWD →→
You want love, love first. You want to be heard, listen up! You want to be respected, show respect. You want to win the war, learn to lose battles. You want freedom, fight fair. You want the right example for the next generation, it starts with you at home and in serving selflessly in our communities. You want empathy and compassion, be empathetic and compassionate towards your enemies. You want grace for yourself, be ready to give it.
You want forgiveness, forgive those who trespass you even when they are not apologetic for what they have done.
LEAD BY EXAMPLE in everything you do. Work harder than anyone without always expecting anything in return.
Our reward isn’t here, but in His Kingdom.
Often times, we are so blinded by our plans, our friends, our families, our small circle that we don’t care to practice hospitality to strangers or unbelievers. We are too concerned about what movie we should rent or what we should have for dinner that we forget there are others who don’t have the luxury of a TV or the opportunity to enjoy a hot dinner, or even worse…they don’t have a place they can call home. And that, my friends, is what the Pope meant. Let us love. Let us heal. Let us forgive. Let us not be obsessed with sin. Let us care for the sinner. Let us be a light in this world!
Ally Velsor 