What is your beautiful work which manifests as an expression of love?

Mine is writing to you each week.

And can you believe it? This week marks my one-year anniversary as a blogger. With trepidation and a huge feeling of vulnerability, I hit the send button on July 17, 2019.

To commemorate my milestone, I took a walk down memory lane by reading my journal from this time last year. I had written this scripture:

Hebrews 10:24
Discover creative ways to encourage others and to motivate them towards acts of compassion, doing beautiful works as expressions of love.

I found this note written under the scripture……. —–> ‘this is the founding scripture for my blog.’

Then……evidently……..

I immediately forgot this scripture was my founding scripture for my blog, because when I found it, I was surprised.

BUT! I love it and will use it as I move forward.

In fact, to jump into year two…… let’s just stop for a minute and use our imagination coupled with God’s instructions….

What would our world look like RIGHT NOW if we all worked towards –

• Acts of compassion
• Beautiful works as expressions of love

In my imagination, I see:

• Picking up a dropped item
• People smiling at one another
• Paying for the order in line behind you
• Sending an email or snail mail note to say thank you
• No more assumptions! If you don’t know, don’t assume.
• Putting a grocery cart back for someone while you take your own
• Reaching out to someone with COVID to drop off groceries at their door
• Offering an extra helping of grace surrounding all the hot topics of our day
• Greeting with ‘tell me about your day’ rather than ‘how are you’, then really listen
• Upon reading a request for prayer, stopping to send a DM with your prayer typed out

It doesn’t take a ton of effort to follow Hebrews 10:24. I know for myself, it’s the little things which matter most.

In a world full of division, fear, misinformation and discord……

……… let’s be the LOVE that can be seen. 

Yours Truly,

Jennifer Edwards
Blogger

P.S. You made my first year of blogging incredible.
P.S.S. I am humbled to have the privilege to show up in your inbox every week. Thank you for that opportunity.
P.S.S.S. If you do not receive this blog weekly, but want to….reply and let me know and I’ll change your subscription.

Photo by Steve Leisher on Unsplash