What the Who's Were Thinking After The Grinch Stole Christmas

When the Who's joined hands and sang together after realizing there wasn't any stuff for Christmas, it reminded me of the importance of understanding the mission- why you are doing whatever.

I get so worried about people coming and doing, I forget the importance of the people who decide not to come and not to do.

Something profound happens when someone makes up her mind not to participate.

It frees her up do to something else that she may come to realize was or was not more important.

If someone decides not to go on the mission trip because of a change of location, it reminds the ones who go why they are going on a mission trip and that it isn't about where you go.

If someone decides not to come back to the group because it makes him uncomfortable to talk with people who believe different things, it causes the ones who come to take another look at their faith.

When we make a circle and hold hands, the reason we will be singing is for the opportunities we share to provide decision making opportunities.  Lots of people think we only sing when people and preferably lots of people come to stuff.