This Treasure Within

I never thought I'd blog again, but I'm going to give it a try while I'm living in Camden and see how it goes! I think it could be a good way to write stories and thoughts that I want to share, and let people read it if/when they want!

"This Treasure Within" comes from a passage in 2 Corinthians 4 that I've been drawn back to a lot recently. For example, on Saturday, I found myself sitting on an airplane flying back to Toronto, chatting with the physician next to me. This guy was definitely an interesting conversationalist! The question "What do you do?" came up pretty early in our chat, and I was able to describe a bit about what I'll be doing in London this next year wtih World Harvest. We moved on to a discussion on healthcare, and different experiences that we've had as health professionals. It got to the point where he made the comment "You know, I think all religions are beneficial for the healthcare system, because they all promote care and a helping nature." I stared at him blankly, as all of a sudden my heart yelped, "But I have this HOPE, this treasure, within me. And that Treasure, Jesus, who conquerred my sin on the cross, changes everything." The Treasure of Jesus gives me a lasting security that nothing else and no one else can give. He gives me hope that there is more to this life than living and dying and going through each day. Jesus gives me JOY, joy that can meet in any circumstance. And the older I get, the more and more I hold dear to the fact that Jesus' love will never fail me. I'm going to Camden because I long to share this Treasure within me with fellow broken people in my generation. And that Treasure changes everything and meets us anywhere.