What shall I do, Sir?

"I asked, 'What shall I do, Sir?'"
Acts 22:10

St. Paul reminds us that we are definitely changed when we encounter Jesus. Paul was literally knocked-off-his-feet changed and we may be changed less dramatically. But if we are not changed, we have not encountered Jesus.  Paul also seems to realize that the change just isn't in belief or mental, but the change must manifest in our actions. "What shall I do, Sir?" Paul asks. Not What shall I think or believe? We don't just believe in Jesus, we DO Jesus, by our actions and attitudes. How do we DO that? By loving like Jesus. By scooping up those on the fringe and in the margins and loving them, not based on what they can do for us, but because they are lovable children of God. We are all brothers and sisters,  and together,  we are God's beloved. If one of us is hungry, we all feel the hunger pangs. If one of us is persecuted, we all feel the sting. We are not Us and Them, but just Us, God's beloved. Today, as we go about our late January Thursday, let our actions in our world reflect that we have had a loving encounter with Jesus. We are changed by this loving encounter and the world needs to feel it, too. Love, heidi