The Body of Christ

Greetings all! So It's Saturday night, and I couldn't think of anything better to do than update you all. Great things have happened to me in the past week or so, and here's why:

So all summer I have been in an online advanced composition course, as part of finishing up my coursework at CMU before I student teach. The course wasn't that difficult at all; in fact I sort of enjoyed it. For our last few units, we've been dealing with arguments and proving points and not making generalizations in your statements. As our final assignment, I was told to write a paper on anything I wanted. It had to be something of deep conviction/concern to me, and had to be at least 1000 words long. Not too bad at all. As I was thinking of something to write about, I remembered reading in Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne, and knew that really living out your faith, as well as reaching out and helping others is something I really want to grab a hold of. And thus, I wrote a paper on the Body of Christ. I made a lot of references from 1 Corinthians 12, talked about the early New Testament church in Acts 2, and also mentioned a few other things. Needless to say, I knew I was taking a bit of a risk by writing a paper saying we should follow Jesus, and not the church. So I got my paper back last night and this is what my professor had to say about it:

Jessica, Just when I thought I couldn't read another paper --I'm tired of enviromentalism, immigration--then I get your paper! What a wonderful read! This is a really great paper. Just think: if we all followed the teachings of our faith, ANY faith, we would have such a better world. All faiths teach helping the needy and being an active positve part of the community. If only people would really practice their religion! At least you have thought about it, so you are aware, and probably doing your best. Thanks for a great paper!

HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!?! I received a great compliment from her, ANNNNND she gave me a 100% on my paper. I'm really really glad that I wrote that paper. I feel I had a lot of self realization through it, and I was able to speak out about an issue that is definitely critical to our society. Plus, that 100% was a great grade to receive as my last assignment in my undergrad!