Joy…through service?

“I slept and dreamt that life was joy.  I awoke and saw that life was service.  I acted and behold, service was joy.”  Rabindranath Tagore (Nobel Laureate, Literature 1913)

That’s a good word for a culture that is largely convinced that our joy lies in acquisition and the pursuit of self-focused pleasure.  Are you in need of a bit more joy today?  You may just find it in serving others.  When was the last time, for the sheer joy of serving, that you served another?  When did you last serve your wife, husband, son, daughter, mother, father, neighbor, a stranger, the sick, the poor, the defeated?  Chances are, provided there were no motivations other than to help another, that you saw your joy quotient ramp up a few notches.  That’s because we were meant to live in the joy zone.  That place is located in the heart of service.

Get out and serve someone today.  Open a door, engage a teller, tip a barrista, pray for the ailing, take your kid to dinner, give your spouse a break from the routine, …or help Optimus!

If you need a little help finding your service joy, Optimus is in great need of capital for the summer and fall months.  Funding is well shy of where it could be, and we are praying for some joy seekers!  Help us carry out the goals of Optimus’ servant focused goals as we seek to lead others to the kind of life they were meant to live.  We are hear to equip you and to rally others around the kind of life Jesus (the Servant of servants) offers us in John 10:10 “Life to the Full”.  Help us fulfill this mission.

Please, give TODAY at www.optimuslife.org by clicking on the “donate” tab.

Serving with joy,

Bruce Smith

optimuslife.org

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