Boomerang

When we are good to other people

we are being good to ourselves

we are ensuring that the ripple effect

that begins with us

will go out with love

we underestimate

how we effect each other

how what you choose to do

or what we do not choose to do

is not only about us

If we stay in a place

that keeps us from making ripples

(the RIGHT kind of ripples in this world)

then we will never benefit

from the amazing results

that come when we step out

and then we step up

and we give of ourselves

and love on others

and then truly feel the effects

of how we were designed to be

IN RELATIONSHIP

reaching out a hand to help someone up

hugging them through their loss

encouraging them with God's word

or just listening and praying for them

we were meant to play

not sit on the sidelines

and we were meant to believe

so that we can be empowered

through our identity in Christ

to do awesome things in the short time

we grace this earth

Do not doubt your worth

think about the movie "It's a wonderful life"

We are intricately entwined with others

in a way that we could never fully comprehend

unless, like that movie,

we could take ourselves out of it

and see what our absence would mean

I think we should use our gifts for good

and pay it forward as often as we can

the gift will boomerang and bless us too

and if we only have today....

then those interactions,

however brief

make life worthwhile

and give love meaning.

~C