We are in this together!

"Listen carefully, those of you making your plans and promoting your agenda...The reality is you have no idea where your life will take you tomorrow. You are like a mist that appears one moment and then vanishes another. It would be best to say, "If it is the Lord's will and we live long enough, we hope to do this project of pursue that dream." But your current speech indicates an arrogance that does not acknowledge the One who controls the universe, and this kind of big-talking is the epitome of evil. So, if you know the right way to live, and you ignore it, it is sinning plain and simple." - James 4:13-17 (the voice)

There's a since of community missing in the world today. We stomp by one another with heads held high and a strong stench of arrogance blossoms in the air.  We yell with our actions, "I don't need you"!  Self-sufficient, self-serving, self-fulfilling - our lives wither and vanish and no one notices. We hide behind the walls of accomplishment and entitlement.

When tragedy strikes we take off our masks and step out from behind our walls for a brief second. United in community our hearts beat as one and then it fades.

What would it look like if we all truly realized the truth of James 4:13-17. If I believed this could be my last second on this earth...would I need you? Would I look into your eyes and realize you have a soul? Would we breath as one - brothers and sisters residing together on this earth? Isn't it enough that we are here together? Shouldn't that be enough to care?

When I pass you on the street I want to see you! Regardless if you are rich or poor, young or old, nice or rude. I want to love you because we are here together.  You may be my last encounter, my last chance to share a smile. I won't judge you because we aren't the same.  I will love you because we are alive and that, in and of itself, is beautiful!

-Peace