About Passion

I'm currently in Germany right now. Its been an emotional and exciting week. I am surrounded by people with passion. I cannot tell you what a peace and comfort it is to be in a room where people are passionate about the same thing...the kingdom of God. I have sat in a circle with warriors this past week. Though they would never say that about themselves. I sit in a room with men and women who know God and have walked with him for many years...but they would tell you they know very little about God if you asked them about Him.

So I have sat in the room with these heroes of the faith...people who were among the first to be in Turkey, India, and other countries. Men and women who have suffered for Jesus' sake. As we read the words of Jesus together...blessed are those who suffer for my name... I feel so guinely out of place. Then reports come in that one of the pastors who was with us...church was attacked and members of his church had been seriously injured. It was reported also that my friend Kamil was among those beaten because of their love for Jesus, and he has the stitches to prove it.

In a sick way I am almost jealous of my friend. I am also scared of what I might have done in his place. The only thing i know of suffering is that they don't sell Christmas stuff at Walmart anymore. As we heard the news about this beating and injustice. We immediately began to circle around their pastor and pray. We prayed for him and prayed for kamil...but most of the prayers....were for the men who did this...that my friends is grace...that is true religion at its finest. That is pasion.