Wild Church

Dear Friends in Christ -

Churches that have WILD, OUTSIZED PASSION for God and for the good are doing some really unexpected and powerful things. Here's a story I heard last week about one such church:

A church in Massachusetts decided that they could make a difference in their community by picking up the garbage that was littering their neighborhood and making everyone feel low about the place where they live. They set seven dates for litter pick-up and got to work. After the first few, people started noticing what they were doing. Neighbors started being curious about a church that would do something for others, something of no clear benefit to themselves. Their good efforts were written up in the local newspaper. They mayor of the town noticed, and he worked to get them funds for a handicapped ramp for their church.

Someone who was with me when the story was told said, "You know what's interesting about that? It's something that didn't cost any money. And something that lifted the church up and gave community a positive boost, even in this economy."

Yes indeed! And it gets me to wondering: what might our wild, outsized passion draw us to do in our community?

Wondering and wondering . . .
Janet+