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I have a lot of friends who are on the move, toward a new “station” on the journey, for some this has been a long time coming, for others it is almost sudden… These words seem to speak to these friends:

“… when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of changing, we are ripe for making a move. The emotions that we feel in response to what we have seen might be volatile during this time, but they serve a good purpose – they give us the energy and resolve to begin preparing to move in a new direction.” (Barton, Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership, p.91)

the Economist article in the post from yesterday continues with an entry about Roma police and homeless life at Nyugati PU… scroll down and check it out…

go check out the Economist article on Hungary since the fall of the Iron Curtain, including a couple of jokes like:

Comrade teacher announces the day’s lesson in School Number One, Budapest: Marxist criticism and self-criticism.

“Istvan, please stand up and tell us what Marxist criticism and self-criticism means,” she instructs.

The little boy stands up. “Comrade teacher, Marxist criticism is how we must view my parents, who joined the reactionary counter-revolutionary forces who sought to destroy our heroic workers’ and peasants’ state, and then fled to the imperialist, capitalist west, to continue their intrigues against the Socialist regime.”

“Excellent, Istvan. And what is your Marxist self-criticism?”

“I didn’t go with them.”

click here for more from “Absurdistan”

This summer a small band of Christ followers will travel together, eat together, struggle together, be changed by God through to process… it will be often uncomfortable, there will be tears and laughter, there will be the possiblility for victory, joy, failure but there will certainly be growth. If you know someone (between 16 and 21) who would, or you are someone who would risk such an adventure among other Christ followers in places that will take your breath away one day and make you sad the next, apply to join this small band who seek to serve and to be changed as the show and tell of Jesus and are changed by Him. Click HERE to learn more.

I look at the world, its needs, and the potential that exists in the twenty-something and I am blown away… I look at the talents that you guys have, your gifts, and hope that you will become passionate enough to listen, to hear, to hear a calling and dare to question and wrestle with that calling and then, when you have heard clearly, to act! Your power as a generation is enormous! You ability to be history makers and world changers is almost without limit! Will YOU??? 

SHUN APATHY!

ACT!

I sure hope more readers will comment on the questions on the first post on calling…

I just preached (it turned out to be preaching not giving a talk) on calling… we watched the scene from “The Mission” when the missionary climbed the mountain… and I talked about Dr. King and the President and the risk Dr. King took and the price he paid which, in a big way, enabled Obama to become president… King changed history… Obama has taken the fruit of that history and is seeking to use it to bring more change and even recovery to America and America’s ability to impact the world… he is a historic figure, how history views him remains to be seen, may God bless his efforts and decisions.

King answered a call from God… as did Moses… look to Exodus 3…

Moses was called by God after God got Moses attention…

Does God have our attention?

Are we connected enough to God that we will hear Him when He calls us?

How can He use your gifts?

Talents?

Your Passion?

Have you stopped long enough to understand yourself well enough to know these things?

Will you take the risk like King? Like Moses?

Remember this: God’s answer to Moses fear was this: “I will be with you.”

What more could we ask for?

STOP, LISTEN, GO!