A Different Kind of Rescue Mission

I don't care who you are, or where you came form, or who you know or where you're going. I don't care if your white or black, poor or rich, tall or short. Beneath all of that we all want the same things. We all want love, acceptance, value, purpose, friendship, happiness and something to believe in. And when we're lost, a part of us cries out in desperation for those things. But when we're lost the things we find there aren't what we're really looking for. They're only shadows, silhouettes of the real things, ghosts and distorted images of the truth. I think that's what you're seeing right now. You, beautiful, smart, talented, lost. Nourishing yourself on drama and alcohol, and sobering up just in time for synagogue on Saturday. You're reaching out and grasping smoke, no wonder you're unsatisfied. And you, handsome, honest, intelligent, lost. Stuck in Catholic school against your wishes. Now you couldn't care less whether we evolved or were created because no matter what you don't care and you don't need a god telling you how to live your life. You have never known God. You have never been able to see him in your life, in your world. You have rendered yourself deaf and blind to God. But he hears you, and he sees you better than you can imagine. And he hears that small part of you crying out for help because everyone wants something to believe in. Even if you don't know it yet. Something to hope in, something to trust in. Maybe one day you'll see that the drugs don't fix that. And just so you know, i see you too, and I am listening, waiting to show you another way. I will walk through the smoke and shadows and confusion holding a light that pierces the deepest expanses to find you. But I need you to give me your hand, and trust me. And then when we find our way back I will tell you about he who is above all the darkness and restlessness and hopelessness, and that it was he who led you back here. And then you will have to make a choice. I hope you choose to walk in the light. I hope you choose truth and love and acceptance. Purpose, value, friendship, joy.