Who are we...

We, as Christians, are called! We are the Church. We are the hands. We are the feet. So when do we serve? It seems we tend to be serving someone...namely ourselves. I will probably step on some toes with this one. Maybe even my own...but it needs to be said. This time of year I tend to notice a trend but it doesn't all happen just this time of year. It seems that we have the fluff, we have the powder, we have the pretty decorations and bring out the fine china...but what about getting our hands dirty. Its funny how we say we are all about outreach. We are all about reaching the unreachable and ministering to the un-saved. We say we are about bringing others to Christ and putting others first. I'm not sure I see that. Outreach is serving...outreach is getting your hands dirty. Outreach is reaching... - OUT! I am all for being filled and being poured into but its funny the time, the expense, the meetings, the lavish decoration, and the groves of people who will come out to pour into themselves but never show up for the ones who need a little decoration, who need a little help, who need a little bit of uplifting, who need a little attention. What if...what if we took a little attention off of ourselves and turned it toward someone in need. What if...instead of being the ones served...you are the servant. It amazes me, I'm not sure why, of the people who will show up for the "fluff" but never show up for the ones who need a little fluff! Yeah I may ruffle a few feathers...maybe they need ruffling. I am so ready to find a place where people truly WANT to serve. Where you don't have to go beg for help..instead you have more help than you could possibly need. Funny how people who I have seen once and people who don't even go there will show up to help but our own are missing. What good are we doing sitting on our church pews every week and never getting up! We go to be filled and rejuvenated but is it all about us? Is that as far as it goes? I so very much want to be a part of something more. A part of something that wants to make a difference and not just say they want to make a difference. So many faces missing from some crucial events. I take it personally in every event. No, it isn't possible to be at everything. No, it isn't one persons job. Collectively as a body we should be there. We should show up. We should WANT to help. We should WANT to make a difference. We say this is what we want to do...but our actions speak differently! Are we Christians or are we just seat warmers for our pews every Sunday?