Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily. ~Sally Koch
I recently discovered Courtney's great blog:
Courtney and her husband have 11 children. She is a stay at home Mom and homeschools her children. Wow! Her writing is very sincere. I admire the ease of her willingness to follow God's plan for her life.
As I was reading her blog one day, I noticed that she had linked a page to her blog called, "Blogs of Note," as a way to help blog writers grow their readership. I was quite interested in making "the list" and gaining more readers and followers of my blog, so I began writing this particular post as a way to get in on Courtney's promotion. (See Courtney's "Blogs of Note" Button at the bottom of my blog..)
In the meantime, several states including mine, were hit with deadly storms this week.
Over 200 people were killed in these storms. So many people are coping with natural disasters such as these, including those in Japan, political uncertainty in the Middle East, and lack of food and clean drinking water in Africa. The list goes on and on. I pray for all of those that are suffering and help in ways that I can. There seems to be so much darkness in this world. So many times I get so focused on the darkness that I feel overwhelmed. This seems to impact the way I view the world around me.
As I have scrolled through the list of blogs on Courtney's link, I have found each blog to be wonderfully unique and distinctively creative. However, they each seem to have one thing in common: an ordinary person sharing the work of Jesus in his/her life. Reading these blogs this week has opened my eyes to a world of Jesus' light. There is so much good going on in the world! Why? Because Jesus is behind it! His light shines brightest in the darkest of times and places. His spirit is inspiring people to be "Carriers of the Light.": to do the will of the Father and share the love of Jesus with others. I think that's why Courtney's link is so great! It's a way for all of us bloggers to share our "lights" for Jesus by writing about the beauty we find in Jesus Christ everyday.
"No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light."
Luke 11:33
I am so thankful for those who choose not to hide their lights. (as I am so guilty of doing sometimes) I feel so blessed to see all of these blogs come together to carry out Jesus' mission to seek and save that which is lost.
How Can We Help Those Affected By Natural Disasters:
UMCOR - United Methodist Committee on Relief
The Salvation Army
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