Someone once said,"Being human is being a lot of things at the same time." Success, failure, loving, unloving, thinking positive, thinking negative, I could go on and on with the subject of what it means to be human, but I will stick to what's important here choosing to be human by putting others before you.
Reebok just came out with a new ad campaign carrying with it the slogan Be Human, which instantly caught my attention. Although their attention is geared more to the human body and how we take care of it with what we choose to eat and how we exercise, I was looking at it in a different perspective.
Within the last 3 months there have been many fatal accidents worldwide, but the two that have been getting much of the attention: the fatal crash into the sea of an AirAsia flight where there were no survivors, and the most recent flight of a Taiwan jet which crashed into the river (more than half of the passengers did not survive).
So, what do these two unfortunate accidents have in common aside from loss of life? Well, I'm glad you asked!
In the first flight accident one of the pilots bodies had just been retrieved from the Java Sea. He was found fully strapped into his seat; which says for me that the pilot tried everything he could to avoid the accident and avoid loss of life.
In the second flight, the Taiwanese pilot's body was found in the river strapped in his seat and a controller still in the grasp of his hand.He also maneuvered the plane on an angle to avoid hitting an apartment building in a highly remote area which would have caused further loss of life.
Pilots have an extremely tough job to do, but if you ask any one of them they will flat out tell you they enjoy what they do. They understand that accidents may happen and are trained to avoid loss of life as much as possible when put in a dire situation. They are taught to be human.
If being in a community of spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care, then do me a favor; agree with each other, love each other, put yourself aside and help others. (Phil. 2:1)
My Pastor recently gave me an alarming statistic: 95 percent of the churches only give less than 7 percent financially toward helping the homeless and those in need in their own communities. Yet, here in the Book of Philippians Paul tells us we the community of spirit should help others. And of course, the greatest teacher of this was Jesus himself.
When Jesus fed a multitude of 5 thousand He did not ask what religion or race or who they followed, if anyone, He simply fed them. This being probably the greatest example for us as the church and how we should follow.
If you or your church feel the need to go out and be the church and are looking for ways to get involved in your community, checkout your local village hall or police station and they will have the information you need. It's never too late to be the church.
Pilots have an extremely tough job to do, but if you ask any one of them they will flat out tell you they enjoy what they do. They understand that accidents may happen and are trained to avoid loss of life as much as possible when put in a dire situation. They are taught to be human.
If being in a community of spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care, then do me a favor; agree with each other, love each other, put yourself aside and help others. (Phil. 2:1)
My Pastor recently gave me an alarming statistic: 95 percent of the churches only give less than 7 percent financially toward helping the homeless and those in need in their own communities. Yet, here in the Book of Philippians Paul tells us we the community of spirit should help others. And of course, the greatest teacher of this was Jesus himself.
When Jesus fed a multitude of 5 thousand He did not ask what religion or race or who they followed, if anyone, He simply fed them. This being probably the greatest example for us as the church and how we should follow.
If you or your church feel the need to go out and be the church and are looking for ways to get involved in your community, checkout your local village hall or police station and they will have the information you need. It's never too late to be the church.
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