Wednesday, July 31, 2013

The hands and feet of Jesus


When I was at NCYC, I was given a poster with the following quote by Teresa of Avila:

"Christ has no body but yours, 
No hands, no feet on earth but yours, 
Yours are the eyes with which He looks Compassion on this world, 
Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good, 
Yours are the hands, with which He blesses all the world. 
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, Yours are the eyes, 
You are His body."

I came across this quote again a little while back. People often say "Let Christ shine through you," most of us when we hear that think "don't do this, don't do that, be a good little Christian, What would Jesus do?, etc." And most of us cut off after "don't do..." cause nobody likes to be told not to do something or being told what to do in general.

About a week ago I was on a mission trip in Hastings, Michigan. Before my group left, we had our hands and feet blessed with holy water and were told to be the hands and feet of Jesus. While we were there, it was powerful how much of an impact our actions made on the town and on the residents whose homes we were repairing.

I was working on a home with six other people and we scraped and repainted a house. Our resident and her family were so grateful and it was so great to be able to help them! This was my 3rd mission trip, but I will never get tired of seeing the smiles that come from sharing God's love. :) It is is so great to know that you're making an impact on someone's life and the you are able to share God in the process. :)

God bless you all! Never be afraid to show Jesus to someone. You never know who may need Him right at that moment<3

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