Dana

As a Christian, I am simply trying to orient myself around living a particular kind of way, the kind of way that Jesus taught is possible. I think that the way of Jesus is the best possible way to live. This isn’t irrational or primitive or blind faith, it is merely being honest that we all are living a ‘way.’
I’m convinced that being generous is a better way to live. I’m convinced that forgiving people is a better way to live. I’m convinced that having compassion is a better way to live. I’m convinced that pursuing peace in every situation is a better way to live. I’m convinced that listening to the wisdom of others is a better way to live. I’m convinced that being honest with people is a better way to live.
This way of thinking isn’t weird or strange; it is simply acknowledging that everybody follows somebody, and I’m trying to follow Jesus.
"As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person." -Proverbs 27:19
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." "Ah, Sovereign LORD," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a youth." But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a youth.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the LORD. Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth.".... -Jeremiah 1: 5-9
This is what God the LORD says— he who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it: "I, the LORD, have called YOU in righteousness; I will take hold of YOUR hand. I will keep YOU and will make YOU to be a covenant and a light for the people, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. "I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols. See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you." -Isaiah 42: 5-9