Serving Others

On Friday night my wife and I had the rare chance to get away on a date.  Date nights have become rare in the Caswell household, due mostly to the fact that, with four young children, logistics and planning can be difficult.  What was even rarer about Friday night is that we were able to go to dinner AND a movie.  Oh what a night.  We had a wonderful dinner and then went to watch a new movie that we had been waiting to see.  The movie was The Blind Side.  The Blind Side tells the true story of Michael Oher.  Oher currently plays OT for the Baltimore Ravens. 

I won’t dive into the whole movie plot as I’ve posted the trailer link below.  But I did want to share a quote from the movie that stuck with me and I think applies to living our faith out in service to others.  One of Mrs. Tuohy’s friends tells her what a good thing she is doing by taking care of Michael.  She states, “You are changing that boy’s life.” 

Mrs. Tuohy responds, “I’m not changing his life, he’s changing mine.”

Wow!  I think this change in perspective often happens when people take a missions trip such as the ones we take here at CaC.  I know for me, I still often go on a trip focused on what I am going to do to help or provide.  It doesn’t take long though for me to realize that I am the one being changed.

Can you relate?  I’d love to hear your thoughts.  Please consider leaving a comment as we continue to learn how to serve others together.

God Bless,
RJ
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Click here to watch the movie trailer.