Healing the way Jesus did

Sharing at ad hoc Choir Fellowship with Dr Jesu Karupa

Luke 10:25-28

Jesus links eternal life with full relationship with God

Involving 

ALL our heart

ALL our soul

ALL our strength and

ALL our mind.

AND 

A full relationship with our neighbors 

AND a full relationship with self

AND from Genesis 1:28-31 we see that God wishes to have a harnonic relationship with environment

The earth, air, water, flora, fauna.

2 Corinthians 5:10 reminds us that we all will have to take a final examination.

In Matt 25:31-46 Jesus identifies some criteria against which we will be measured.

A simple role play was used.

Person A hot and thirsty

person B notices and brings a cup of water.

Refer Matt 10:42 The level of response Jesus expects of us is not that high: a willingness and a cup of cold water.

The participants were then divided into three groups and asked to brainstorm 

What simple acts of kindness could we do that did not use money?

many useful ideas came

We had a better sense of what Jesus wants us to do 

When we come across those in need we need to respond with action.

Community Development Acts of Kindness are similar:

No money

simple

Less than one day

Should be planned

Outline the steps needed: list the different steps and arrange chronologically 

List resources required

      Physical Resources: what materials, toos are required

      Human Resources: who is needed; who does what task: whose permission is needed

after all the planning: Do it!

as experience develops can broaden the scope

Those who brnifit should be part of the planning

Scope should not be discriminatory: not limited to Christians 

Common examples of community Acts of Kindness

Garbage clean up

Repair poor widows home

repair bridge

Protect water source

Our final wall chart

Apologies to gracious host for ink splash on wall and floor (again!)