"How will I treat Jesus today?"

I ask myself questions alot. They differ depending on the moment or my mood. A new question came after thinking about Jesus alot lately. If He suffered and died as the sacrifice for all sins past, present and future over 2,000 years ago, that means He was suffering then for my/our sins now.

Does He still suffer for my/our sins? I don't think He sits by calloused and unaffected by what we do now. He is quoted in the Bible to say that when we do unto others we are doing it to Him. So, I think about how I treat others and I ask myself, "How am I treating Jesus?". When I am unkind or kind that is happening on the surface. What goes on below the line, that is "below the surface" is I am hurting or blessing Him.

As I continue to blog about going below the line, it becomes clearer each reflection that our surface issues we deal with, or the positions we take, have roots that go deep. What is below the line effects the way we act and respond. If I force myself to direct my actions based on a core value of love for someone, like let's say, Jesus, who has a love for me that has been proven true and faithful then I will chose not to hurt Him but rather love Him. In doing so I love others. So, if I can treat Jesus lovingly today, I will as a result be kind myself and others.

A day to stay on the line and get below it too.

I have a list of dozens of follow-up tasks that I can't delegate but must get done. I meet with a Center Director, Office Manager and the Finance Committee today. The challenges to renew the organization, build community and raise resources are very large.

Ok, eight months later...

There is a label for those of us who are doing many things at one time but not really attending to any of them well or with our full attention. It is called "continous partial attention".

I have had blog lapse. It seems to be a common condition with many of us blogger rookies. Kinda like a journal, starts off strong, a few days in...nothing. I started this blog months ago realizing I would probably not be regular, so for now I am reblogging.