Being Gluey

Sometimes I’m amazed when I see how people reach out to others to help them along in life.  Those seemingly insignificant acts that will never make it onto the ‘hero’ list, but are nonetheless the powerful glue that holds life together.

Our lives need that kind of glue.

I see gluey living in a mom that chooses to hold her crying baby after 3 hours of continuous fussing.  I see a gluey life being expressed when someone asks a friend how they are doing even when they are struggling themselves. And I see that same glue through the efforts of healthcare workers that go above and beyond the call of duty to care for people affected by Covid 19.

It might sound silly but being gluey makes life beautiful.  And I think it’s important to recognize that the gluey expressions of care that I describe all happen in the midst of challenges and hardships.  That’s when being gluey for others really matters.

We all experience suffering on some level and at various times.  None of us are immune to this reality of life.  But Jesus, in His wisdom, knew what it would take to make life not only bearable but beautiful and so He did two things: He lived a gluey life and then invited us to do the same.

In Ephesians 5:2 it says “...walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering for us and sacrifice to God.”

Sin breaks apart and fragments our world our our lives, but the sacrificial love of Jesus glues it back together. And just like an army of ‘Humpty Dumpty’s’ we have been glued back together by this same love of Jesus.

So today, when you read this, if you are moved in appreciation for the gluey life of Jesus, then reach out to someone around you and be that same glue for them.

And when you do be encouraged that at least one person sees you as a hero!

B