Jack Treiber
Writing Prompt: “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”
“We are given one thing by which our lives are measured, one determination. Mine are the stories which can change or not change the world” (42). What is your one thing? Write a three paragraph explaining what your one thing is or would be that you think your life is measured by.
When asked how they measure their life, most people would say their successes. The power that comes with the chair, the trophies collecting dust, the wealth we accumulate on this earth, the grades that decide what true intelligence looks like — the list goes on and on. Most people's definitions of success only deal with the "here and now" …show more content…
As we skim through the world's manual for life we see what we should be like, the things we need to have, the clothes we should be wearing and the way we should act. These Worldly views have us so focused on the way others see us and the ways in which we want to be seen. Unfortunately, most of us would fail the world’s final exam of true “perfection.” The thing is though, Jesus would also be a failure if you measured His life here on earth by the world's view of success. You’d be surprised how “unsuccessful” Jesus was. He had few material possessions and did not even own a home. He was rejected by most people and even hated by some. Even His friends and those closest to Him deserted Him at times. He was accused and found guilty of things He did not do. He was beaten, spit on, cursed, mocked, and suffered terribly and died the most horrible kind of death known to man at that time, a death on the cross. Measure Him by the way most of us measure success, and calling Him a failure would be an understatement; but in God's eyes that is not true success. The ultimate redemption and salvation of all mankind was accomplished through His Son Jesus. By God's grace and great love for all of us, He sent Jesus to pay for our sins, and now the gift of a restored personal relationship with God and eternal life can be ours. So can we not live
Writing Prompt: “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”
“We are given one thing by which our lives are measured, one determination. Mine are the stories which can change or not change the world” (42). What is your one thing? Write a three paragraph explaining what your one thing is or would be that you think your life is measured by.
When asked how they measure their life, most people would say their successes. The power that comes with the chair, the trophies collecting dust, the wealth we accumulate on this earth, the grades that decide what true intelligence looks like — the list goes on and on. Most people's definitions of success only deal with the "here and now" …show more content…
As we skim through the world's manual for life we see what we should be like, the things we need to have, the clothes we should be wearing and the way we should act. These Worldly views have us so focused on the way others see us and the ways in which we want to be seen. Unfortunately, most of us would fail the world’s final exam of true “perfection.” The thing is though, Jesus would also be a failure if you measured His life here on earth by the world's view of success. You’d be surprised how “unsuccessful” Jesus was. He had few material possessions and did not even own a home. He was rejected by most people and even hated by some. Even His friends and those closest to Him deserted Him at times. He was accused and found guilty of things He did not do. He was beaten, spit on, cursed, mocked, and suffered terribly and died the most horrible kind of death known to man at that time, a death on the cross. Measure Him by the way most of us measure success, and calling Him a failure would be an understatement; but in God's eyes that is not true success. The ultimate redemption and salvation of all mankind was accomplished through His Son Jesus. By God's grace and great love for all of us, He sent Jesus to pay for our sins, and now the gift of a restored personal relationship with God and eternal life can be ours. So can we not live