Confessing to Others

The ERV Bible puts it this way: “So always tell each other the wrong things you have done. Then pray for each other. Do this so that God can heal you.”

I learned this sitting at a small children’s table covered in light dust. The hot Haitian sun was beating down and we were all exhausted. I sat with my head in my hands not knowing the right words to say. My sponsor son staring faraway with a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas. Our interpreter smiled, giggled a little and shrugged his shoulders.

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Homework Assignment!

Homework Assignment: Watch this video.

Watch if you’re a young man. Or a young woman. Watch if you have a son or a daughter. Watch if you’re teacher, or a preacher, or a counselor, or a neighbor. Watch if you’re a friend or an auntie or an uncle. Watch if you’re a grandma or a grandpa.

And then share this wisdom.

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Our True Purpose

Something about our society really pushes this idea that we have to “find our purpose.” And if we can’t find it we’re somehow incredible failures at life.

We look for our purpose in schools and degrees and licenses that will allow us to put capital letters after our name.

We look for our purpose in beauty salons and malls, thinking that maybe, with the right hairstyle and the perfect pair of jeans, our purpose will suddenly manifest itself.

We look for our purpose in relationships, pushing for marriage to a partner we hope will change and then we’ll be happy. And when we can’t find our purpose in that relationship we’ll have children so we can look for our purpose in them.

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