Thoughts from a La-Z-(Girl)

Today we had the second half of an interview that Bill Hybels had done with Bono of U2 for last year's Leadership Summit. Don't think I mentioned it last week, but we had the first one then and the second today. It was a very good interview - learnt things about Bono that I never knew before. I knew that he was a Christ-follower - not necessarily involved with a church, understandably as he is from Ireland and man their politics are so mixed up with their church that I think it would be a little confusing for anyone to follow God in the church. These are just my thoughts and suppositions about what I thought he thought, not what I had heard or read about him. Anyways... the things that I got out of the interview and the notes for thought that they flashed up on the screen after the video each week was these things... (and just so mo one is thinking that I am trying to preach or tell them what to do, it is what I learnt. Just clarifying.)
...we have been talking about being water in our world at church this year, and was reminded once again that I have water (or credit, as Bono put it) that I can use to help out other people.
... I do not need to ask God to bless what I am doing, but look for where God is working and get involved there, because He has already blessed it.
... I was really convicted that though I am quick to give or have the desire to give money, I am very hesitant to give of my time and get involved with those people who are less fortunate than me. This was the biggest thing for me today. I was in tears for the second half of the video, as Bono and then the reflections on the screen talked of how Jesus prayed in the Lord's Prayer, "May your Kingdom come soon.
May your will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven." Matthew 6:10 (New Living Translation)
What would it be like to have heaven on earth? Really... Think about that for just a second. Not for there to be no pain, no suffering or tears as the Bible tells us heaven will be, but to take and be concentrated on doing God's will here on earth. Most people think of Heaven as something that will happen when we die - we will finally have arrived. But what if we can reach out and give people who need it a taste of heaven now. And live ourselves as if God was working in and through us. I must confess that I do not reach out with the compassion that Jesus had to those less fortunate than I. I struggle with the thought of actually "getting my hands dirty" in helping the down and out. I sit up here in my home - that is a beautiful little house, with a gorgeous yard, in a community that is well-off. And I am comfortable here. I do not want to go out of my way and give of my time to help other people, least of all the poor and unfortunate. But who did Jesus hang around with?
It was interesting, Bono commented on the fact that helping the poor is mentioned 2003 times in the Bible, the only other topic that is mentioned more is salvation/redemption by God. And judgement is only mentioned once - and it is in reference to when Jesus talks about the end of the earth and how people will be separated according to what they did for those less fortunate, those who are hungry, thirsty, in need of clothing, and in jail. That when we are doing these things for people, we are doing them for God. So, what am I doing?
I have to be totally honest with myself and say... nothing. Nothing. And this is not sitting well with me. I am uncomfortable about that thought.
Discomfort in this case is a good thing.