This week there will be a lot of posts about Jesus, with Easter around the corner. For those of you who that drives nuts, I get it as I have been in your shoes. Yet once I finally laid down my preconceived ideas about Jesus, & decided to learn more about him, I became intrigued because his ways were so backwards to what we would expect from a leader.

For example, rather than being prideful, he was a humble leader. He didn’t choose to sit beside the high & mighty, but came beside the outcasts, & beside those who were hurting, inside and out.

He came to serve, & not be served.

I share this with you today because with Coronavirus, there are so many who are living out love, like Jesus did, putting others before themselves. Who are willing to sacrifice themselves to help someone else heal.

We see this powerful love in every frontline helper in this battle, the...

- Medical professionals
- Pharmacists
- First responders
- Sanitary workers
- Truckers
- Factory workers
- Scientists
- Mailmen
- Delivery people
- Military personnel
- Law enforcement
- Transit workers
- Grocery store workers
- Restaurant workers
- Gas station worker
- Utility workers
- Elder care workers
- Child care workers
- Community helpers
- Civil workers

And everyone else who is stepping out to help others right now and putting their well-being second.

No matter if they are a person of faith or not, they are living out love like Jesus and teaching us all what this selfless love looks like in our world today.

So when you look at all the posts out there about Jesus and Easter, I offer for you to..

pause. breathe. pray.

And consider these words of Jesus,

“Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. - Romans 15:12- 13

“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.” - Matthew 20:28

And maybe consider, like I eventually did, to learn more about Jesus. I will say His love truly transformed my heart, mind and life, and I wholeheartedly believe His love will do the same for you.

No pressure. It’s an open invitation if/when the time is right for you.

With love and hope,
Shawn