Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬

I think I’ve finally arrived at a place which regards my time and brief existence on this big blue ball more properly.

‘Course, I don’t relish the idea of being tested on it, I believe I could and would sacrifice my life for a friend or a worthy cause.

My turning point was much like dialing the finely tuned frequency on a radio channel I’ve listened to through static of the world much too long but is now gone.

I can see clearly now.

If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own.
John 15:18 NIV

In a kinder and gentler world, I might be a lot less sacrificially-minded, but recent events have shifted my perspective.

Attempts to silence my worldview have only made me more courageous and resilient.

As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
That is why the world hates you.
‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭19‬ ‭NIV‬‬

To be perfectly honest, I’ve never felt more chosen, esteemed, nor set apart from it than where I am right now.

I’m convinced that as our courage grows, this world will grow to hate us even more than it already does.

This world is not our home.

Home’s not where the hate is,

it’s where the heart is.