This week I am in Norway, teaching at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) community. I am teaching on issues of Justice, specifically why, as followers of Jesus, it is necessary for us to care for and live our lives on behalf of the poor and vulnerable. I am asking five questions this week, questions that I heard from Don Millers interview with Andy Stanley.
The five questions that I am bringing are:
- What do the students and staff need to know?
- Why do they need to know it?
- What do they need to do (application)?
- Why do they need to do it?
- How can I help them remember?
I am excited and humbled to guide this community through the above questions, and I am excited to learn myself. My answers are hopefully simple:
- We need to know why its important and necessary to practice justice as a part of our regular rhythm of life.
- We need to know it, because it is crucial to our human flourishing, neccesary as humanity and commanded by God.
- We need to open our eyes, stop living in fear and isolation and respond in love and practice to the needs around us, both local and global.
- We need to do it, because we are a shared humanity, and we need each other. It is the most fulfilling way to live, to love all.
- I hope that through stories, media, statistics, and emotion I can help people remember why this is all worth remembering.
I would appreciate your prayers this week, as I serve and learn from this amazing community. It’s an honor to be invited into this communities journey, and I pray I bring truth, conviction and life.
