PULSE is making a valiant effort to change the lives of others around us. We have pretty consistent attendance at both our gatherings as well our events. It’s exciting to see the students wrestling with ideas and ways to apply what the bible teaches to their lives. As a youth pastor to high school students it brings me tremendous joy to watch this process.
It is my prayer that we will be able to further instruct our students on what it means to love the poor and those who are vulnerable in our society. Thanksgiving and Christmas are a natural time for this process to begin. Sadly, it usually ends after Christmas as the New Year approaches and we focus on new commitments and fresh starts. But what happened to the older commitments we made the previous year? How about the commitments we made in November and December about caring for the poor? Did those simply get placed on a shelf only to be taken down again at the end of the New Year?
PULSE is using the holidays to kick-start a lifestyle of taking care of our community. We are done being aware and talking about the needs of others. We want to continually act on what we have learned from scripture throughout the year. Our hope is that the same time next year will be nothing like the same time this year!
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