1) Grab the book closest to you.
2) Open to page 123; go down to the fourth sentence.
3) Post the text of the following three sentences.
4) Name the author and book title.

"All this goes back to the idea of the lifeboat and how Jesus, outside that system, wouldn't believe one person was any better than another. Apparently this counterintuitive belief system was obvious in the character of Christ. In the Gospels, Jesus is always surrounded by the poor, by the marginalized." - Donald Miller, Searching for God Knows What

I'm glad that this is what I turned to in the book. It's to be reminded every once in a while that God loves everyone equally. Even Paris Hilton. Even the homeless man in ratty clothes. Even murderers. Even that annoying girl that won't shut up. Everyone. Sometimes it's really humbling to think about that. How if Jesus could treat beggars and thieves with just as much kindness as he showed to the rich and important leaders, then I should be willing to do the same. And if I live my life with that attitude, I can accomplish so much more for the Lord than I ever could by being snobby, or whatever you want to call it. Even Proverbs says that God detests "haughty eyes." Compassion and genuine interest in others are key when it comes to reaching out to people, and that's not possible when you are too busy looking down on them. I dunno, just a thought. Anyway, in honor of Valentine's day next week, I'll leave you with this: 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,but have not love, I gain nothing.