A few weeks ago I ran into this song. It's about how there is more to life than just arriving at death with a good looking corpse. Life is about living and yet so many never take the bait. Instead following the herd making sure not to get too far out of line with what everyone else is doing. Jesus never fell into that trap. While others were changing money in the temple, Jesus ran around overturning the tables. While people were striving to climb to greatness by walking on others, Jesus bent down and served the disciples by washing their feet. When others denied knowing Jesus out of safety, Jesus confronted the accusations of others head on no denying himself or the reason he was here.

If we want to call ourselves Christian, we need to become less concerned with existing until death and instead find ways to live until death has to take our weathered souls and bodies. One step towards living happens every year with the youth at Bethany. We take a week long mission trip. While on the trip, we get little sleep, work a long day, enjoy regular times of worship, eat some things that are very similar to school food, and WE LOVE IT. It's a great time of serving others. Of being like Jesus. Not the Jesus affluence that has become common in this world. Rather the Jesus of humility who lives among the poor, the suffering, the diseased, and the needy. I would encourage you to e-mail me (chrisbureshbethany@hotmail.com) for more information on how you can join us or take other steps towards choosing life, not just going through the motions.