….so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God.
Colossians 1:10 (NIV)
“…that without courage, compassion falters,
and that without compassion, courage has no direction.”
Eric Greitens
This trip to Kenya has felt more adventurous than my memory of prior trips with the exception of my first trip in 1997. More specifically, this year the “stakes” seem higher. The reality is that it involves so many more of my family…Miriam, William, Penny, Mimi and Preston. Our son and his family arrived yesterday. The perceptions of the risks, as reported by others, seems bigger than in previous years.
The idea of adventure is a “young” one…uncertainty, risk-taking, thrills, and bungie jumping do not translate to our “older” ideas of something we desire. But maybe they have it right as we think more about our Christian lives. God call us to “reach out” instead of just “being safe”.
On further reflection, I think Stanley Hauerwas is right…We as Christians whether “old” or “young” need to pray for and act like our lives can be characterized as a worthy adventure. What I do know is that your prayers have been like Paul for the Colossians.
Thanks for our young grandchildren and their lives of faith and their worthy adventure,
Poppy & Nana
References
Greitens, Eric (2011-04-11). The Heart and the Fist: The education of a humanitarian, the making of a Navy SEAL (p. 2). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Kindle Edition.
This is wonderful, Marv.
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