'There is a rawness and a wonder to life. Pursue it. Hunt for it. Sell out to get it. Don't listen to the whines of those who have settled for a second-rate life and want you to do the same so they won't feel guilty. Your goal is not to live long; it is to live.
Jesus says the options are clear. On one side there is the voice of safety. You can build a fire in the hearth, stay inside, and stay warm and dry and safe. You can't get hurt if you never get out, right? You can't be criticised for what you don't try, right? You can't fall if you don't take a stand, right? You can't lose your balance if you never climb, right? So don't try it. Take the safe route. Or you can hear the voice of adventure - God's adventure. Instead of building a fire in your hearth, build a fire in your heart. Follow God's impulses. Adopt the child. Move overseas. Teach the class. Change careers. Run for office. Make a difference. Sure it isn't safe, but what is?'
- Erin Keely Marshall, Navigating Route 20-Something, Chapter 5,
quoting Max Lucado, He Still Moves Stones.
Been sitting here at The Coffee Club for the past half hour waiting for the CCC mens' connect. I seem to have missed them somehow. Are they one of the other groups sitting here? Or am I in the wrong Coffee Club? Or was the meeting canceled altogether?
But no matter. I'll wait a few minutes more. If they're still not here I'll go exploring; make the most of having woke so early.
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