We are fragile creatures.
I played my guitar for a couple of hours last night learning "Dust in the Wind." Playing Sunday night with my buddy Jim inspired me to learn the whole thing. It's such a pretty and haunting song. As I played through it, I kept thinking about how fragile we are, like dust blowing in the wind. I think that's what the preacher meant in Ecclesiastes when he said everything was vanity, like chasing after the wind.
But even at that, opportunities abound to show love to one another. Sometimes it is as simple as a hug, a smile, a good conversation. Then there's immeasurably powerful and ongoing expressions of love. One such expression in Houston is something called "The Hospitality Apartments." Joe Hightower and some others at the Bering Drive Church of Christ had a vision back in the day to provide housing for people who have to come to M.D. Anderson Cancer Hospital. The people who come can stay for months. They receive a bed, a small kitchen, a bathroom, a TV, and the welcome of Christ. The families who come are dust. They are fragile. Hurting. Fully aware that they are chasing the wind.
Then again, we all are. That's why it is so important to love, and to be loved. What might the world think of us if all Christians committed to acts of service and lifestyles of hospitality?
