Written by N. T. Wright, a contemporary theologian, author, and Anglican bishop and Michael Bird, a contemporary theologian and Anglican priest. This is an excerpt frm their book “Jesus and the Powers.”
Whatever your age, ableness, sex, education, limitations, fears, stage of life, or self doubts, you have something to contribute to the coming kingdom. Why else is the spirit given, other than to convict us, inspire us, and empower us to do what we would not ordinarily be able to do ourselves? Let your heart be burdened by the needs you see about you. Let your mind be haunted by a great missionary task that remains unfinished Let your conscience be pricked by a grave injustice that goes on blighting your land…We live in interesting times, dire times, dangerous time, tragic and terrible times. What will you do with your life? Give it over into staring into a luminous screen or do something that echoes in God’s new creation? The world needs kingdom-minded Christians now more than ever. Find some friends to meet with and pray the words of Psalm 31 for families of Ukraine. Join a group to promote peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Email your local Member of Parliament or Congress and tell them your most pressing concerns. Find out which organization best assist those recovering from addiction in your town and make a generous contribution. Mentor a university student who lives far from family. Ask your pastor how you might pray for him or her and where you could potentially serve given your abilities and interests. Put your faith where your fear is; fill your mind with thing of love, not the love of things.
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. [1 Peter 4:10-11]
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