It's Simple Really

           Why do I seem to make complicated that which is truly simple? I can find lots of big words, and grand visions to say what I want.

But if my mission is to be a disciple and make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world, then how do I see someone who is a disciple of Jesus? Simply, I think it is to become as much like him as possible. I do that by spending time with him.

Who else do I spend time with? I spend time with people I can enjoy, and with whom I can find enjoyment in myself when I'm with them. I don’t think the original disciples knew what they were in for when they responded to his call. They responded out of a desire to spend time with him. As they spent time with him, their lives were transformed, shaped by their relationship with Jesus. These disciples whose lives were changed by spending time with Jesus eventually helped transform the world—relationship by relationship.

While we are several centuries down that relationship path, the transformation still takes place person by person, relationship by relationship, by spending time together—like a boy who offers a police officer a free hug in the middle of protest that could turn violent.

I still do not know every step of the journey that is ahead. All I know is this one step that is right here. And it’s far more simple than I can ever imagine.

Psalm 133:1

How wonderful, how beautiful,

    when brothers and sisters get along!