More Than A Feeling

Andrew Peterson has some really good songs. In one of his songs there is a lyric that makes alot of sense and convicts me. It goes "love is not a feeling in your chest, it is getting down to wash someone's feet." What is love if it is stagnant? Love isn't just a feeling or a thought. If you love then you are taking action.
If love is taking action then I am bad at loving the poor. I am good at thinking about how I want to be good in the helping profession. I am good at thinking about what I should be doing for the poor. I have the heart and compassion for the poor. But I am bad at loving though. I bought a man on Poplar Street lunch one day last year. I felt like I was really doing something. If I really loved the poor and didn't just want to make myself feel good I could have ate with him at least. When I reflect on financial ways I could be helping the poor I get sick.
I don't want to answer to God about how little I did for the poor. I want to be able to freely give as I have freely received. That giving should be of my time and of my money. I pray that I will not only have the desire to help but I will be willing to take action.

More Than a Dreamer

"Early mourning, April 4th
Shots rang out in the Memphis sky
'Free at Last' they took your life
They could not take your pride" - U2 "Pride"

After a trip to one of the top Memphis must see tourist spots -the National Civil Rights Museum-the life and death of one of the most important Americans is on my mind.
I am ashamed that a country that prides itself on freedom and the pursuit of happiness treated minorities with such a blind eye to the freedom in the constitution and supposed unfailing democracy. The lack of Christianity was also disappointing to say the least.
It was good to observe throughout the tour people willing to stand up for what is right. Martin Luther King, Jr. being one of the most impressive. He dedicated his life as a preacher of the gospel to sound out against the oppression and unfair treatment of minorities.
Not only should he be observed as a great leader against discrimination, Christians should respect him for the way he rebelled against the societal norms to live like a Christian ought to live.
He defied the societal norms and truly did not conform to this world. His fight against discrimination is a great Christian example of standing up for what is right in a world that is wrong.
His "I have a dream" speech is one of the most inspiring speeches I have ever read or heard. If you have not experienced it click here: I Have a Dream

MLK Jr. was definitely more than a dreamer. He was a great leader and more importantly, a great Christian.