1 Peter 1:13-15

"So roll up your sleeves, put you mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that's coming when Jesus arrives. Don't lazily slip back into those old groves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn't know any better then; you do now"

Jesus lived a life of enthusiasm and proclaimed a message of hope which attracted crowds and has changed lives now for more than 2,000 years. Peter's message is a calling for us to be the same, to "roll up our sleeves" and "put our minds in gear", to live in enthusiasm as Jesus did and to serve as a beacon to others. May we be such believers today. Our current world desperately needs enthusiasm for life!