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Spreading Light

2/7/2017

21 Comments

 
In our message series, Tough Love, we're exploring what love really looks like, not what love looks like in our dreams or imaginations, but what love really means and requires of us. We're working to understand love not as something we feel, but as something we do. Love is a verb, not a noun, and that means we've got to take action. (If you missed this week's message, you can watch it here.) This week's challenge is to put our love into action in some big or small way through doing good deeds. What's your good deed this week? What's something you wouldn't normally do, but will do out of a commitment to grow in love during this series? Maybe it's something for a friend or neighbor. Maybe it's a good deed for the person you've identified as your "tough to love" person. 

No matter what it is, we invite you to share your good deed below, for two reasons:
  1. If you've already done your good deed, sharing it is a great way to spread that light, to inspire and encourage others working to grow in love.
  2. If you haven't done your good deed yet, writing it down will help you choose the specific good deed you're going to do this week and increase your commitment to doing it!

Share your good deed by commenting below. Feel free to post anonymously if you prefer (enter "Anon" in the Name field; Email and Website can be left blank). If sharing at all feels way outside your comfort zone, you're on the right track. Discipleship is all about growth and growth only happens when we're outside our comfort zones. Thanks for spreading and sharing light!
21 Comments
Kathy Groth
2/8/2017 07:17:35 am

Called my elderly aunt who is a shut in I hadn't talked to her in months told her I loved her and made a day for me to come and visit.

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Joan Seaver
2/15/2017 07:18:15 am

That is so nice to hear. Good for you you have started my day off wonderfully!!!!

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Anonymous
2/8/2017 08:02:17 am

I am making a special gift for my tough to love person.

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Anonymous
2/8/2017 09:24:14 am

I sent cards to my tough to love people - reminding them of my love and letting them know I am thinking of them often.

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Anon
2/8/2017 10:31:35 am

Asked my tough to love coworker what I could do to make his day go better during a particularly difficult week at work

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Anoymous
2/8/2017 11:42:51 am

My tough to love person is myself trying to use the messages to work on it. Went to confession this week to experience God's mercy and His love for me.

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Mary K
2/11/2017 01:07:39 pm

Going to surprise my tough to love person and spend some time together later this afternoon.

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Anonymous
2/12/2017 04:07:47 pm

Spent a morning taking care of a 5 year old for my tough-to-love person, and apologized for sending a particularly sarcastic, unkind text when I was furious...

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Anonymous
2/13/2017 07:01:55 am

Made it through last week without the negative attitude I have developed at work treated my coworkers better working extra hard to make this week 2.

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PJ
2/13/2017 11:41:47 am

Held my anger when my tough to love person dropped the ball causing me unnecessary aggravation this morning. Instead of the text message I would have sent unloading my frustration I prayed for both of us

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Anonymous
2/14/2017 10:16:04 am

I wish that I had listened to that little voice of grace that was telling me not to send the text I did. Your better decision to say a prayer for both of you inspires me to try harder next time--and to think more before I press send. Thank you.

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Anonymous
2/14/2017 07:33:41 pm

Send a supportive text message to someone who was having the same bad day at work as me instead of complaining and commiserating. Made things in that moment better for us both

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Grateful
2/14/2017 07:49:57 pm

I am making better choices because of the messages and seeing what others are doing. It feels good inside

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Joan Seaver
2/15/2017 07:20:58 am

Why so many anonymous comments? I thought you had to use your name?

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Kathy O'Leary
2/15/2017 07:34:16 am

Hi Joan, people are welcome to share using their name or anonymously.

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Anonymous
2/15/2017 09:02:29 am

Words can not adequately express how much my faith and love has grown since becoming part of New Roads community.

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Kathy Groth
2/16/2017 05:26:16 am

So happy for you! I can say the same thing there is such joy on the path of becoming a disciple.

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anonymous
2/16/2017 06:00:11 am

Over the past few weeks through prayer have made real progress in healing my heart of decades held hurt, anger and resentment toward some family members

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Alice Wadden
2/17/2017 10:27:52 am

Ephesians Chapter 4:verse 2
"with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love "

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Anonymous
2/18/2017 11:13:44 am

Tough to love person was extra tough this week but I am still trying and praying

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Rose Weber link
12/25/2020 07:35:23 pm

Goodd reading this post

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