God has opened my eyes............

Several events this summer (and it's only July 23rd) have caused me to think about what gives meaning to a person's life.

I was the guest at a party of folks I've known for decades and realized they had no interests beyond their front lawn and immediate family.  Don't get me wrong, they are nice enough folks, dutiful to relatives and generous (within their concept of generosity) when it is appropriate.  They have never been arrested nor are likely to be arrested.  They have no opinions on much of anything beyond who Mom loved best. They have a beautiful home and solid bank account (of which they are proud).  But they don't think beyond themselves and their own family dynamics.  There is no issue that they deem important.  They do no charity work.  They do nothing to improve the world/state/community in which they live.

Who lives like that?  Who isn't touched by some cause: curing cancer, sending kids to camp, teaching others some craft, improving the look of the local town square.  Who lives without any concern for anything beyond themselves?

For folks like these, who I am and what I do and how I live is as foreign as alien invaders from Mars.  I think if you asked them about me they would say, 'Well, she goes to church. I'm not really interested in that stuff.  I believe in God, but.....'

But it is much more than that.  When I am with them I realize that God has opened my eyes to a world that others cannot see and a way of living that others do not comprehend.  I wonder what God is calling me to do?

What about you?