Some how when tragedy strikes our humanity is ignited. Or is it possible that the Holy Spirit prompts a God designed desire in us to care for His creation?  From 9/11 to Haiti to Chile and World Vision in Pakistan our souls were created to care, and each of us has been moved by the centrality of these events to our souls.

Over the next few weeks we are going to explore the reality of Jesus.  The reality that He cared for the poor, hurting, hungry and suffering and called us to do the same.  No question we have fun at PURE (last night was a great expression of being real and having fun, Jesus has a sense of humor I am convinced of it).  But Shane Caliborne says it best, “I discovered a Christianity that entertained me with quirky songs and Velcro walls.”  My heart is to never be gimmicky and superficial, Passionate Christianity doesn’t allow for us to make light of a huge God who adores each of us and died for the chance to be personal with every one of us.

The question still remains, with Human trafficking and starvation here in our own country and rampant throughout the world…

Can we “admire and worship Jesus without doing what He did?” Can we “applaud what He preached and stood for without caring for the same things?” and can we “adore His cross without taking up our own?” -Shane Claiborne

Today there are more than

• 27 million people enslaved around the world…
• 1 million kids are exploited for sex trade every year…
• 80% of modern slaves moved across boarders are women and children…
• and 32 billion dollars are generated every year through human trafficking

What are we going to do about it?

‘For ​​I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; ​​I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; ​​naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you ​visited Me; ​I was in prison, and you came to Me…Truly I say to you, ​​to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’ -Jesus

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