Matthew 5: 14-16<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Can you see Christ in her eyes? He is smiling right through them.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Hey God,<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0It’s me Lori,<\/em><\/p>\n Please let others see Christ in my eyes today!<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Spread a Little God…<\/strong><\/p>\n Sometimes when I am running pushing my son Jake in his running stroller he asks me, “Mom why did you say good morning to that person, you know him?”\u00a0 I always tell him, “Jake I’m just spreading a little God around”.\u00a0 I think about that statement often when I am running especially in very crowded parks.\u00a0 I don’t know if you have ever visited Louisville, KY before if you have not you should.\u00a0 Yes, I am a hometown girl but let me tell you the people here are so friendly.\u00a0 When you start to run the camaraderie is amazing.\u00a0 From our Derby Festival’s mini marathon where people line the streets of the race throughout at least 10 of the 13.1 mile route just to cheer you on no matter who you are, to the small parks where people love to run you will find a runners camaraderie.<\/p>\n So many people today wear their ipods and earphones which makes\u00a0it\u00a0 difficult to say “Hi”.\u00a0 I try to do it anyway.\u00a0 It is like people even among many strangers sometimes want to be alone.\u00a0 I understand that and I don’t want to disturb that but I will say “Hi”\u00a0 or “Good Morning”.\u00a0 I love to find someone who looks as though they are struggling or doing excellent and be that voice of encouragement or amazement.\u00a0 Once I was on my 3rd mile and I was feeling beat in the hot sun\u00a0pushing that stroller and a car drove by\u00a0the driver shouted out the window “you can do it Mama”.\u00a0 Well that voice whether it was sincere or not got me moving faster.\u00a0 In the past I was a little shy and would never wave to a stranger on the street.\u00a0 Then I started walking with a great friend of mine, Monika, and she waved or said “Hi” to everyone.\u00a0 I finally asked her very annoyed “Why do you do that?”\u00a0 Her reply was “That’s what your suppose to do when you see someone.\u00a0 Didn’t you know that?”<\/p>\n You can’t imagine how much courage it took for me to muster up my first “Hi” to a person in the neighborhood.\u00a0 Now 7 years later I say it anytime I am outside walking or running.\u00a0 It makes you feel so good.\u00a0 When I run I say to myself\u00a0 “OK it’s time to spread a little God.”<\/p>\n God wants us to evangelize.\u00a0 I gave a speech on Evangelization for a retreat, I love doing speeches about God it’s as though the Holy Spirit works through my words and it is a powerful experience.\u00a0I had to study an outline and do a little sould searching.\u00a0 I always believed the “E” word meant you had to tell people all about God and the Bible and your religion.\u00a0 Well I was not about to do that.\u00a0 We all\u00a0know the rule, you do not talk about politics or religion unless you are among good friends not with strangers.\u00a0 Well I was not about to change that rule.\u00a0 In my reading of the gospels and interviewing a few people in my Church on how they view serving others I was struck that the “E” word is most effective when one does not use words but rather actions.\u00a0 We have an article in our quarterly newsletter for our parish called “The Steward’s Corner”.\u00a0 The Stewardship Committee picks a person that not everyone knows and I conduct an intereview and then write an article about his\/her stewardship.\u00a0 Through these interviews I really came to know evangelization in an entirely different fashion.\u00a0 Nobody preached the scriptures or thumped the Bible to me.\u00a0 They just told me their stories.\u00a0 That’s all evangelization is sharing your personal story with others.\u00a0 There is an excellent quote I love “Preach the gospel. Use words when neccessary.”- St. Francis of Assisi<\/em><\/p>\n I see the actions all around me everyday through small acts of kindness.\u00a0 The smallest gestures in the grocery store.\u00a0 When a person says “Excuse me” when they pass me with their cart in a tight aisle.\u00a0 When a motorist allows you to merge into heavy traffic.\u00a0 When someone just acknowledges that you are there by smiling.\u00a0 I am sure you do these things with no second thought.\u00a0 Just imagine if you and thousands of others really think every morning “How am I going to spread a little God today?”\u00a0 If you walked out your door into your day with that idea how much better would your day go?\u00a0 Try it tomorrow morning.\u00a0 Heck you can try it when you finish reading this.<\/p>\n You may never know what that smile on your face will do for a stranger.\u00a0 Some people are lost and feel completely alone in this life and your smile could be the presence of God they need,\u00a0if only for a second, you will have changed a stranger’s life.\u00a0 Do you ever think to yourself wow that was a great server or how nice that person at the grocery store was to help me out?\u00a0 There are many times I have felt like saying, “thanks so much for caring”.\u00a0 In the past I felt that it would not be acceptable in our society to say it.\u00a0 Well I don’t think my life should be based completely on how society views my actions.\u00a0 It is more important to me that I do what is right in God’s eyes and from my heart than the socially acceptable thing to do.\u00a0 If you always followed society where would you be?\u00a0 If you follow what is right and good from your heart then know you are doing the right thing.\u00a0 I try not to live my life to be accepted by others. I try to live my life to live out the purpose God put me here for.\u00a0 One of the parts of\u00a0 His purpose for my life I believe is TO SPREAD A LITTLE GOD in this insane world of ours.<\/p>\n How will you feel?\u00a0 How good will your kids feel?\u00a0 How empowering is it to do God’s will?\u00a0 Find out today for yourself and SPREAD A LITTLE GOD!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chapter 13 “You are the light of the world.\u00a0 A city set on a mountain cannot be\u00a0 hidden.\u00a0\u00a0Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket;\u00a0\u00a0 it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all\u00a0 in the house. 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