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i have a good 45 minutes of free time between classes right now, so i figured it'd be a great chance to write. first of all, here is my view right now:

i'm chilling at an underground cafe, i feel the gorgeous weather, i taste refreshing iced coffee, i see waterfalls and business men, i hear mumford and sons, and i can't smell anything cause i'm all stuffed up. :b alas! it is a good day thus far. i just got out of an anatomy lecture an will soon be going to a non-profit lecture. let the good times roll, baby. :D

i really don't have any set topic for this. i have some down time and i feel fantastic so i figured i'd let the world know about it! this morning i read through luke 10, and i really didn't get a whole lot out of it. i wasn't all that moved by jesus sending out the couple dozen disciples, and i had already heard the parable of the good samaritan multiple times. also, there are two old ladies sitting above me, one of who has a dachshund on her lap. #precious. anyway, during lecture this morning i found this study on the opening story in the chapter. jesus sends out all these disciples into the cities in order to brag about jesus and god and all that good stuff. the study says "picture wat you would do if god called you to this." here are the predisposing conditions for this journey:

(1) with the others, you are now "lambs among wolves" (10:3).

(2) you are to set out with no provisions (10:4).

(3) you are to eat watever you are served (10:7-8).

(4) you will be rejected for showing jesus' love (10:10-16).

pshh. that doesn't sound fun, now does it?  "leave with nothing more than the knowledge that jesus loves you and that you should show that love to others." i can picture the disciples' faces upon hearing such a game plan:

-_-

but hey, they must've thought jesus was pretty rad cause they put there pride aside and did wat he said. and how did it turn out?

"the seventy-two returned with joy and said, 'lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.'"

and jesus was like,

"bros! i totally saw that, right on! but hey listen, that's cool and all, but i have bigger plans for you! y'all probably haven't read the book of matthew yet cause it hasn't really been published, but it talks about non-believers casting out demons, so let's focus on things that only believers can do. i'll make you guys a deal: how about i write your names in heaven?"

and the disciples are like,

-_-

and jesus starts thanking god for the incredible things that he's doing through--and more importantly, in--these guys and he's just super stoked on life. of course god wants us to hear wat he has to say about himself and ourselves, but wat brings overwhelming joy to him is when we put those things into practice. when we live out wat we believe, when we show love to others because we cannot contain ourselves: when we love others because they are human, not because they can give us something in return.

my time has run out, as well as my iced coffee, so i'll leave it at this. maybe i'll get a chance to write out something about the parable of the good samaritan. definitely some legit stuff in there, biblically and philosophically. i'm really inspired right now to live out the stuff that i'm reading about, and i love seeing that desire well up in others. if you have anything, biblical or otherwise, that's been meaningful and inspirational to you, drop a comment below! thinking is underused and underrated, so i love spreading ideas around that get the gears moving. :] so yeah, have a splendid rest of your day! live it up!

[matthew 5:4]