Embodying the Gospel
December 17th, 2007 by AjWe hear a lot about evangelism today and how the church must pay attention to evangelism. But mostly evangelism is not what we tell people, unless what we tell is totally consistent with who we are. It is who we are that is going to make the difference. It is who we are that is going to show the love that brought us all into being, that cares for us all, now, and forever. If we do not have love in our hearts, our words of love will have little meaning. If we do not truly enjoy our faith, nobody is going to catch the fire of enjoyment from us. If our lives are not totally centered on Christ, we will not be Christ-bearers for others, no matter how pious our words.
~Madeleine L’Engle
Posted in Listening Life |
December 17th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Thanks for sending along the passage. How true. Today, when we see a person moving toward Christ isn’t it most often not through what we say, but what we LISTEN?
BTW, (since you are the Quote Queen) isn’t there a line that says “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”?