Dear Eugene

Dear Eugene, What if every time I am About to take in a morsel of food I would remember someone who has No morsel of food to take in And plead to God Ask Jesus to    Pray through me    Act through me    Live through me to--I don't know... ...break the morsel and give one half                                                                 away? Would that not be a miracle To multiply morsel                         morsel                               morsel To mu               ti                    late this diseased heart? Yours, Alex

Dear Eugene, Can a person yearn for God without compassion in his heart?  Can a person go through a day without agonizing about the suffering of others, restoration of a broken creation, and still think somehow God would fit in the picture? Some theology tells us compassion has nothing to do with it.  Not that we don't talk about God is love, but being "in the right" with God is all about God's "choosing."  Choosing me , of course. The conclusion is, it is important to care for others (especially when getting closer to Christmas), but not essential for a person to "make it" to "heaven."  What marks a person out is her "conversion" experience, "saying yes to Jesus," and the rest (such as loving others, even our enemies) we can work on it, at times in earnest, but certainly no need to be the first thought in the morning.  What I need is to hold on to the blessed assurance that God has chosen me, and everything e...