i have so much love and respect for one of my fellow IC friends. He is braving so many things to follow what he feels his heart has been called by Christ to do.

Today i had a discussion with a different friend about fear of being mediocre. I asked how we fight that.

I believe this paragraph from one of these incredible people we call roadies answers that question. Matt, you have all my respect, prayers, and love.

"As you all know, in my life I have come to recognize Jesus as the perfect radical passivist. To follow Jesus' commands of peace I know that it will require some illogical actions in the eyes of humanity, but it is by his grace that we understand that Jesus does know what he's talking about when he tells us to Love Our Enemies. To be a true passivist I cannot make decisions to always be peaceful from the comfort of my couch in a country that fights for it's freedom. That is being a lazy leech of the system and it is soooo easy. Jesus called us to be peacemakers, to manifest himself through us into this world, and I know my life as been an escalating spiral to understanding both this call to make peace, and to serve the poor for this time and place in the world. This is not to say that when we do this trip that I have no reached my spirtual peak, or that I have lived out the fullest extent of my faith in Jesus, but it will be the daily obedience to him, everyday, for my entire life that will truly show my faith in Christ."