Philippians 3:12-14
This past Sunday, we talked about what it means to know Christ and what it means to value knowing Christ more than we value all other things in life.
It struck me that Kairos is a place where this is a lived reality. In many ways, our community demonstrates and embodies the desire to know Christ (in both belief and action) and the willingness to forsake other things of "value" in surrendering to Christ.
...a community where people quit their jobs to follow the voice of God.
...a community where people redefine their sense of family by sharing meals together, spending holidays together sharing their homes with each other.
...a community where people leave the places they are comfortable and move to new neighborhoods like East Hollywood.
...a community where people choose to commute to work or school in order to live in proximity to their Kairos community.
...a community that commits time, money, and sweat to serve the homeless and hungry, to mentor and teach neighborhood youth, to provide for orphans.
It is a beautiful thing to be a part of a community marked by sacrifice and surrender...a community that finds grace, meaning, and value in the journey.
Here these words inspired by the above passage from Paul to the Philippians church:
Humbly remember that we are not there yet.
But also remember this: let us continue to surrender that which we value...those things in which we find safety, security, and meaning...placing those things behind us and straining toward what is ahead.
Kairos, let us press on toward the destination - a community desiring to know Christ - for this is the kingdom purpose to which we have been called.
