Serving Others

One of our youth group volunteers, Joe Anthony, posted this quote on his Twitter page this week:

"In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love."

This is the perfect sentiment for our discussions over the past two weeks. I hope you all remember that every day you have the opportunity to do something that matters. You don't have to change the entire world, just affect someone's world. 

I challenged the middle school group to really think about their day-to-day behaviors and make an effort to complete random acts of kindness. To encourage you all to keep kindness at the forefront of your day, I will reward you for doing so. Each week, you are welcome to tell me that you went out of your way to affect change in someone's day. If you truly went above and beyond, that week, I'll give you an extra raffle ticket. You'll have a better chance at winning our weekly prize by simply taking a few moments to do something for someone else that week.

So, over the course of 2010, be sure to be aware. Be aware of those around you. Be aware that you have opportunities every day to “do small things with great love.” And that by doing those small things with great love and intentions, you can make a big difference.