“Christ encourages you, and His love
comforts you. God’s Spirit unites you, and you are concerned for others. Now
make me completely happy! Live in harmony by showing love for each other. Be
united in what you think, as if you were only one person. Don’t be jealous or
proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves. Care
about them as much as you care about yourselves.” (Philippians 2:1-4 CEV)
John Wesley’s question, “How is it with
your soul?” can help make sure that we still find life in things that we may have
taken for granted because of their routine-ness.
Someone once told me that prayer is to
our souls as breathing is to our bodies. Wesley’s question helps me to make
sure my soul is breathing. Reminding me… to pause… to pray… to wonder… to be in
awe… to laugh… to cry… to sing. It reminds me that it’s OK to be human. And
that it’s more than OK to admit that I’m not doing well and need a little help
from my friends.
Maybe you could benefit from asking
yourself, “How is it with my soul?” Or maybe you could help someone by asking
how their soul is and then genuinely listen to their response. It’s an
important question that we should ask and answer frequently.
-- Adapted from Joseph Yoo in “Ministry Matters” Blog
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