Reckless Compassion

Sharing Jesus with reckless compassion is our one reckless ambition as a church. Of course the idea of being reckless might surprise some and raise a few eyebrows, but when you think about it the whole idea of following Jesus seems a little reckless to those who don't understand. Just look at some of the ways Jesus described the idea of following Him. He said that we have to lay down our lives, take up our cross and follow Him. Not exactly as safe sounding propostion. Think about what the disciple's families thought when they took off with this new 'messiah' and left them alone for long stretches of time. It probably seemed pretty reckless.

So with that in mind sharing Jesus with reckless compassion means that we're willing to do some things that others might assume are reckless. In fact when we leave our comfort zones to serve others with the love and compassion of Jesus we might think we're bing a bit reckless ourselves. But when it all come together the idea of reckless compassion is all about leaving the false security of routines and rituals in order to touch hurting people who need to experience the compassion of Jesus.

In the C. S. Lewis classic "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" Lucy asks Mr. Beaver if Aslan the lion is safe and Mr. Beaver answers "Safe?' said Mr. Beaver...'Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. but he's good."

Maybe Mr. Beaver is onto something.

What act of reckless compassion is Jesus prompting you to do? Share your thoughts below.....