The Practice of Finding & Being Found

Today, we invite you to intentionally be found, to seek out and experience community with someone outside your usual circles - a relative stranger. (We truly believe it’s possible, even under current conditions.) As you consider taking this practice on today, mull these words over with Jesus.

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?  When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?  When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” - Matt. 25:37-40

“I am not in charge of this House, and never will be. I have no say about who is in and who is out. I do not get to make the rules… I am a guest here, charged with serving other guests—even those who present themselves as my enemies. I am allowed to resist them, but as long as I trust in one God who made us all, I cannot act as if they are no kin to me. There is only one House. Human beings will either learn to live in it together or we will not survive to hear its sigh of relief when our numbered days are done.”
― Barbara Brown Taylor, An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith

Find & Be Found: Choose a ‘stranger’ (someone you do not know well) to reach out to and see how they’re doing, whether by a text message, a phone call, or an in-person conversation outside, from a healthy distance. Intentionally pay attention to their needs by extending a warm welcome, asking them questions, and focusing on their replies. Afterwards, ask yourself: Were there ways I felt alive during that time? What did I discover about myself? What didn’t go so well? If I had to identify one moment when I caught a glimpse of God, what would it be?