Years ago, I started using brief snippets of time to challenge people I met with some new thoughts. One of my favorites was to use those brief moments at the counter when I was ordering or paying for the meal at a local restaurant. One day, at a Portillo’s in a Chicago suburb, there were three people behind the counter when I asked, friendly smile on my face, . . .
“So, what are you doing to change the world today?”
Three responses were surprisingly quick.
“I’m not changing the world, the world is changing me.”
“I showed up.”
“I’m working to feed and raise my family in a loving home.”
I smiled and thanked each of them for their answers, thanked them all for “showing up” at work that day, wished them God’s blessing on their day and moved down the line to collect our food. The young man who was with me that day was stunned not by my question, but by how easy it had been to engage three strangers in a moments reflection on “what are you living for?”
This morning, someone found a five year old post (The Challenge of Ravenhill) that I had forgotten about, and it reminded me of that moment at the Portillo’s restaurant, only this time, I was the one being asked the question.
“Are the things you are living for worth Christ dying for?”
Would you pray for me today or on the day you read this. I think I will be haunted by that question for the rest of the day, maybe, for the rest of my life.
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