Above all, love each other deeply...

I went to the Regeneration Summer Ministry Team sending service last night and it was an amazing time of worship. I use the word "worship" hesitantly because I hate to confine worship to a room or song set or set of people. Nevertheless I feel like I can use the word worship here because it truly was. It was a room full of people who love the band and chose to come out on a random night of the week to support and pray and love the members of this team. We collectively gathered and praised God with our voices and presence. It was an end to a great day for me. I was full of emotion all day because I started the day as usual with a shower and coffee of course and checking my email and myspace. I had heard of the group To Write Love On Her Arms before but had never checked them out. I went to their site and read their story and what they were all about and found tears in my eyes. These people are what it's all about. They love others regardless of themselves or the people around them. Check them out, (twloha.com) buy a shirt, help them out, but above all I think we can all learn something from them about how we live and love. The sending service was an appropriate place for me to physically cry and sing out to God about the love he has given me and about the love that we must give away. Something I found myself praying for the team was not that God would be with them, because I know he already is...not that they would be safe, because I don't really think we are meant to lead safe lives...not that they would be blessed, because I know they will be...but that God would bind them together with peace and love and that it would be so strong that they would spread peace and love. That they would not stay safe but be protected. That they would love each other and love others even more, and maybe...just maybe, discover a little more what the Kingdom of God looks like and who God is. This is my prayer for all of us. That we bonded together in peace and love and be able to love God and each other and others even more. Little things with big love...