What Am I Doing?

Influence. What kind are you having on the world? I found a great quote from John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist church. The picture here is of a statue of Wesley in Australia. Methodists, under Wesley's direction, became leaders in many social justice issues of the day including prison reform and abolition movements. Wesley's strength as a theologian lay in his ability to combine seemingly opposing theological stances. His greatest theological achievement was his promotion of what he termed the holiness of heart and life. Wesley insisted that in this life, the Christian could come to a state where the love of God, or perfect love, reigned supreme in one's heart. He continually insisted on the general use of the means of grace (prayer, Scripture meditation, and Holy Communion, etc.) as the means by which God transformed the believer. Here’s the quote:

“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can.

In all the ways you can. In all the places you can.

At all the times you can. To all the people you can.
As long as ever you can.”

A great way to live, I think. Sounds like Jesus.