THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

“You are -- strange as though it may seem, almost as hard to believe as the resurrection itself -- accomplishing something that will become in due course part of God's new world. Every act of love, gratitude and kindness; every work of art or music inspired by the love of God and delight in the beauty of his creation, every minute spent teaching a severely handicapped child to read or to walk, every act of care and nurture, of comfort and support for one’s fellow human beings and for that matter one’s fellow non-human creation; and of course every prayer, all Spirit-led teaching, every deed that spreads the Gospel, builds up the church, embraces and embodies holiness rather than corruption, and makes the name of Jesus honored in the world – all of this finds its way through the resurrecting power of God; into the new creation that God will one day make.”

-- N.T. Wright in his book, “Surprised by Hope”