Kingdom sighting

I was at program yesterday and I was incredibly happy. There were a group of volunteers and people who surrounded our young people and who genuinely love them. There were a sea of people as the precious souls entered and to those people- these kids are the highlight of their day. They are the reason for the volunteers to give of themselves. It was and is God's salvation. God's kingdom come on earth.

We know when God's kingdom breaks in when we see the lowly & the unimportant lifted up and named. We know when God's kingdom has come when healing, care, love & compassion are being passed around in plenty. These young people see a system reversed & flipped on its head. They are used to just being a nusance or in the way-but when they walk into the center they are center stage & everything is about and for them. We are participating in caring for the poor and the orphan.

We are providing a safe place for young people to be seen, to be loved and to be a part of something. And all this is the work of the Spirit who moves and loves and has being. God's people are loved by God's people and we are able to move together imitating the kingdom. This is a thing of beauty. A thing of great delight.