Called to Serve

It seems almost every day I get a phone call. Different organization, same script. All asking for my support as they hope that I will pick them out of the multitude.

We see blips here and there of different ways we can contribute to the world around us. From commercials to facebook posts. Yet, our eyes glaze over, and we keep on scrolling or flipping channels.

It isn't that we don't want to help. It isn't that we don't care. It is that we are so overwhelmed by all the need, how little we think our resources are, and, especially, what is going on in our own little worlds.

It's easy to feel disconnected from things going on in the world, even in our own backyards. To miss that not everyone lives like we do or has what we have.

I saw this yesterday at my son's practice. Kids picking on other kids for being "weird, different, etc" Deciding not to like a kid because he isn't as good at whatever sport as they are. That was actually the big thing. Some of the kids had played the sport in seasons past, but one kid had not. He was behind the curve, yet the other children didn't seem to understand that, because that was not where they were.

I think, in a way, that is true for us as adults. Often we don't seem to realize that just because we're used to something, just because that's how we've always done or known or whatever, that everyone must be used to that, everyone must do, know, etc... just like us. We forget that the world is bigger than ours and that there is so much more going on than we experience ourselves.

I can't give to and support every organization I want to. Admittedly, I sometimes feel guilty about this. This morning, though, I know that I could still be doing more than I am. Whether it is giving of things, time, money, or even just a "Hello" to a weary stranger or a hug for a friend who acts like she has it all together, but is really on the brink of collapse.

Today, I hope to be a blessing to the world around me and to step outside of my own private planet, into the great beyond. A place where I can truly change the world, one choice at a time, for the glory and honor of God, within and outside of my personal life.

For, as I tried to tell my daughters this morning, when we were discussing this topic, "We have a purpose in this life, but it isn't about us."

May we each find a way to serve someone else today.