Goodness Weekly 5.30.22
The old man replied, “But there must be tens of thousands of starfish on this beach. I’m afraid you won’t really be able to make much of a difference.”
The boy bent down, picked up yet another starfish and threw it as far as he could into the ocean. Then he turned, smiled and said, “It made a difference to that one!”
– Loren Eiseley The Star Thrower
What’s Good?
This past Saturday, our community of friends and neighbors came out to work together to assemble care packages and write cards for 30 Uvalde families affected by the recent school shooting. We also collectively wrote 17 letters to our state senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz urging them to support gun legislation to help prevent these senseless tragedies.
Message from Jess:
Here we are, grieving yet another tragedy of precious lives of our neighbors lost last week. And we cry out that we want the world to change, that something has to be different, and at the same time we feel so overwhelmed and are paralyzed by the magnitude of it all.
When we began our adoption journey, someone close to us said, “There are millions of children who need help, what difference will it make to help just one of them?”
The person who offered us that perspective believed that children in need are not individual, beloved, human beings, but a whole, unsavable group. And when we refuse to get up close and personal with people, we do this too—it’s a problem with “them” “out there”, which makes us overlook the reality that the problems that pervade our culture are absolutely an “us” problem.
What if that child in need is your child?
That is God’s view of each and every single one of us. And precisely what Jesus modeled for us all—a radical sight that allowed us to see each person as worthy of love and belonging. Each act of love, kindness, goodness, and beauty are revolutionary steps to changing the world.
This week, we ask that you join us in naming each bit of goodness you see. It can be an act of love from you, something you witness, or something that is done to you in kindness.
Send them to us, no matter how big or small, on our Instagram, via text message, or to hello@chariscollective.org,
Look out for those bits of goodness, and be the one that lives love out. It makes a difference even if it’s just with one person. The world so desperately needs it right now.
Upcoming Events
Sunday, June 5th, 4:30pm Supper Church
Saturday, June 11th, 10am-2pm Father’s Day Market
Good Work
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Morning:
God, I know that you are good
and I look around and struggle
to see the goodness
Give me radical sight to find that which is
good, beautiful and kind
Help me to be that in the world
Help me to take responsibility for
my actions, thoughts, and words
May they reflect your image
May I be kindness, goodness and love
In a world that so desperately needs it
Amen.
Evening:
I found some goodness today God
and so much heartache too
The world is hurting and my heart along with it
Give me the peace to rest tonight
Ready tomorrow to begin again
Working for good in the lives
of the people you created
In my unique place in the world
In the small ways I can
For your glory
In Jesus name,
Amen.
