On reaching out

Living in Athens I see a lot of Christianity being shared in a way that hurts my heart... people who yell at students as they make their way to class, people who yell at strangers downtown from street corners, people who first express a message of damnation before a message of unconditional love.

But I am fortunate- and deeply blessed- to work with an outstanding group of people and to worship with an outstanding community of people who see and understand Christ to be a giver of grace, a giver of as many second chances as we need, and- most importantly- a giver of unconditional love.  And I am so grateful to minister alongside these people who simply want to share with others our God who cares so deeply about each of us.

Ashley, Jamie, me, and Josey-- 4 of 57 UGA Wesley Interns

Tonight after our normal Wesley worship service, a group of us will be heading downtown, hopefully to extend a little token of love with encouraging notes and warm cider and hot chocolate to students and locals participating in the holiday festivities.  Our goal is simple: to pray for people if we can, to encourage people with notes and goodies, and to just reach out and let people know that there is a God who loves them, a community who is constantly praying for them, and that they are always invited at God's table, and always invited at ours.