My yarn was my sole companion during the ten hour round trip train ride I took this weekend. Holed up in my corner seat, I worked on my squares while enjoying my people-watching pastime. A tired and irate mom tried to contain her son at the table in front of me, while across from her, an old man endured it patiently. Behind him, a student put in her headphones and drowned out the world. A middle aged woman sat across the aisle perusing a glamour magazine. I was sitting next to the door, a noisy spot I endure for the variety of people that pass through it. So many are lost, yet every one loved by God.
My squares are full of prayers for people - mostly my friends and family, but also a few strangers. Some friends have asked me to pray for specific requests, but most of them have just been laid on my heart at one point or another. If they are around, I have them pick out the colors for "their" square. Jesus made it very clear that loving people was His priority, that their salvation was His purpose. He came not for a cause, but for a kingdom in the hearts of men. What Christ valued, I must too.
As I pray for the people in my life, for their needs and praises, I find I'm learning more about loving people like Jesus did.
1 Thessalonians 3:12 "May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours [Paul and Timothy's] does for you."
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