Comments on: Love Them Like Jesus http://vagabondrun.com/love-them-like-jesus/ Ramblings from a Vagabond Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Todd Brown http://vagabondrun.com/love-them-like-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-1643 Todd Brown Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:36:46 +0000 http://vagabondrun.com/?p=1721#comment-1643 Kyle, That is so true. So often when people call on us we feel like there is supposed be some cool phrase or a killer scripture to read them, but we just feel the emptiness and sadness that they feel. When in reality it is more powerful to be there with them and sharing their pain. You can see it in their eyes. Just having someone who Loves them and really cares is a giant help. Being Jesus in the room. I don't know about you, but sometimes in ministry I can feel cemented in place by my in ability to come up with some great answer. It is like Satan shames me away from going and just being with someone in pain. "You can't go there and just stand around. They didn't call a Pastor for that. What a loser." But if I will just walk past him and into the room with those people Jesus will provide all I need to say or do. More often than not it is nothing special, just being there in the room... on the phone. Being the Body. Didn't know why I opened your Twitter. Guess I do now. Thank You for your brutal honesty. Kyle,

That is so true. So often when people call on us we feel like there is supposed be some cool phrase or a killer scripture to read them, but we just feel the emptiness and sadness that they feel. When in reality it is more powerful to be there with them and sharing their pain. You can see it in their eyes. Just having someone who Loves them and really cares is a giant help. Being Jesus in the room.

I don't know about you, but sometimes in ministry I can feel cemented in place by my in ability to come up with some great answer. It is like Satan shames me away from going and just being with someone in pain. "You can't go there and just stand around. They didn't call a Pastor for that. What a loser." But if I will just walk past him and into the room with those people Jesus will provide all I need to say or do. More often than not it is nothing special, just being there in the room… on the phone. Being the Body.

Didn't know why I opened your Twitter. Guess I do now. Thank You for your brutal honesty.

]]> By: Brad Ruggles http://vagabondrun.com/love-them-like-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 Brad Ruggles Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:37:05 +0000 http://vagabondrun.com/?p=1721#comment-1534 I think it's sometimes so easy to see all the pain and need in the world and get overwhelmed but Christ didn't call us to change the entire world by ourselves. It's only as each of us love people where they're at and spread His love that the world will change and gospel will be lived out. Great post bro. I think it's sometimes so easy to see all the pain and need in the world and get overwhelmed but Christ didn't call us to change the entire world by ourselves. It's only as each of us love people where they're at and spread His love that the world will change and gospel will be lived out.

Great post bro.

]]> By: jenn http://vagabondrun.com/love-them-like-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-1461 jenn Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:58:53 +0000 http://vagabondrun.com/?p=1721#comment-1461 kyle--you're right where you're supposed to be these days. i'm convinced. i know you now have peace about being in that situation with christian, alex, and nick, and i know lisa reached out to you because she knows you'll be present and that that will be a comfort. i know the last place you'll want to be today is at work, with all this going on, but do what God's called you to do in that arena and then go do what He leads you to with this family. tears are good, and letting your emotions show when you're with them will be good. i'll pray for you and for them... kyle–you're right where you're supposed to be these days. i'm convinced. i know you now have peace about being in that situation with christian, alex, and nick, and i know lisa reached out to you because she knows you'll be present and that that will be a comfort.

i know the last place you'll want to be today is at work, with all this going on, but do what God's called you to do in that arena and then go do what He leads you to with this family. tears are good, and letting your emotions show when you're with them will be good.

i'll pray for you and for them…

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