" How happy are those who are....poor in spirit, mourning, meek, hungry, merciful, pure, peacemakers, persisitent.. for they are light in the midst of darkness."We piled into the Campus bus and travel together for over fourteen hours to say we had experienced the beach and observed the fourth largest light house in the United States. Why? Why is there 'joy' in a journey? Moving out of our comfort zone requires that we stretch beyond our normal daily routine and taste the salty air of the beach! There we experience salt and know what non-salt infested areas are like. Bland food without any flavor doesn't attract anyone to it, not even flies!
God has called us as a community of believers to impact our world in the same way that salt flavors food and a light house penetrates the darkness to rescue travelors from danger! The summer 2007 is all about making memories, discovering the power of the beatitudes and spending time contemplating Jesus! Silently God is moving us to spiritual maturity and enpowering us to make a difference! God is the light of life and His love fills us and radiates out of us into the lives of the people we meet.
At the beach we got to hang out with students from the Gateway congregation and we were also able to host Gateway on Saturday when they went with us to Stone Mountain and got up at 5 AM to go to downtown Atlanta to feed about 400 homeless! Campus students came back from the beach with stronger relationships with God, each other, and some new Florida friends.
Our resolve to be Jesus to people is stronger than ever! WhoRaaaaaaa! Kin
