Touched and Touching

As I start this new blog, I find myself, my life, touched by God's mercy through the loss of a dear friend's father, Bob. Life is all to brief. Looking back and my passing (a short while ago) of my half century of life, it becomes all too evident that even under the best of circumstances, this life of mine has past it's half way mark, with my demise, earthly as remains currently, rapidly approaching.

In some ways, Bob's life is similar to mine, both of us share a common name and participate in making music with saxophones, his, more complete and actually professionally recorded, mine a passion and dream that maybe one day may find such, but with his passing I am reminded with a hard slap in the face that it is time to make sure I'm fully awake and fully pressing on to speak of that which is fully, life.

You see, we are all touched and touching lives. Lives around us are touched and touching us, and for many of us, God is touched and touching our lives as we press into the lives of others around us. God touched by our lives? Yes, it seems like an impossibility that such 'insignificant' creatures such as you and I can have a impact of a righteous, holy and perfect God, but, as evidenced by Jesus Christ praising and celebrating the life of a widow who in kingdom currency gave more that others who gave, by the world's value much more, it can be accomplished!

It is now time, as a church, to be touched and start touching the lives of others as a response of love and communication with God. We must listen, let Him leave His impression upon our lives, and then live as the magic powder that exposes His fingerprints upon you and me to others who need to see them. His fingerprints build character, integrity and honor in such a way that others may not see directly, but experience in power and healing. Are you ready to let God's fingerprints touch your life so you can touch others with Him? It is time to 'let' God leave His impression, the full and true impression of who He is and what He calls us to do.

I have been touched by Him and He is touching my life as a response to Him. So as one touched and touching others, if we all do the same the world would be transformed towards the glorification of Christ, leaving His fingerprints everywhere we go. Are you ready to be touched and continue touching the lives of others? We have been touched. Its time to start touching others in, not religion, but the power and fullness of Jesus Christ.