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Thursday, July 25, 2002 The Importance of Integrity I've been struck by something as I've been here: the importance of living out my faith. My grandmother (Por Por, my mom's mom) has been reluctant to give her life to Christ because when she was younger and raising 10 kids, her aunt, who said she was a Christian and always helped people from her church, wouldn't help or respect her own family. Every Chinese New Year, Por Por would take her kids to visit her aunt as a sign of respect, only to endure insults... this continued for years and has left a deep hurt that is only now (hopefully) beginning to heal. Now, the majority of her family (children and their spouses, grandchildren and theirs) are Christians and she can see that for most them, faith is real and affects the way they live; it's made them better people who try to love as Jesus loves: unconditionally. But she's still hurt and is afraid of being a hypocrite herself. I don't want to be a stumbling block to anyone--although I am far from perfect, I have to live with integrity and pray that God will change me into the kind of person he wants me to be, a person whose actions match her words. I like to talk about loving others, but do I? I'm called to care for the weak, the sick, the poor, the oppressed, but do I? It's easy to think about these things in theory, but they hit home when you're close to someone affected. Preach always, and if nessesary use words. --Francis of Assisi ^ Top | 5:35 AM | | | 
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