This quote was perfect for a beautiful fall morning.
"Then smile at people you meet and play with dogs, and tuck a blanket around someone who falls asleep," she said.
"That's not what I meant," I said.
"Of course you did," she said. "You just had a smaller idea of important."
Isn't that perfect? Our idea of important is confused at times and out of order with the way God designed. It breaks my heart that so many young people desire to be "social media influencers" for their life's work.
There is so much good work to do that is much more satisfying and those things are much more likely to have an influence on those who need it the most. It is the "real" stuff, not posed or polished for viewing.
Service to our Lord might have an impact on others... they have free will. It will always has an impact on us. It helps us set the true North on our spiritual compass. I learned this first as a camp counselor at "Exceptional Children's Camp" when I was in junior high. I met some lifelong friends and the special needs people we served changed my life. Especially, Julie Hasslebring and Stevie Moore. They taught me to see God differently.
Service with a smile is always better than without one. Feeding the hungry, tired, or ill feeds our souls, too. Loving on God's furry and feathered creatures is good for them, but it for us, too. Tucking a loved one with a blanket is an act of love that warms our hearts as much as the one who is sleeping. Matching socks, helping the elderly, acting with kindness towards our neighbors... this is the good stuff. These are the important things.
"For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another." -Galatians 5:13
Do not let your idea of important be "too small. "
Today, I am grateful for reminders of the important things.
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