What does your ring say about you?

I love a good run on a cool morning! My friend and I pushed each other along a 5.4 mile course with a little conversation and a lot of enjoyment! Our last mile was a heart pumping 7:54, for an old slow guy like me that was finishing strong. I'm sitting here on my day off enjoying the quiet and S.O.A.P.ing up on 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 when a thought just came to me ... "What does your ring say about you?"

It's amazing how many different phone rings you hear these days. My wife has "say you'll love me" from the Phantom of Opera play every time my number rings on her phone. When my oldest daughter calls from college, her ring is a siren, we call her the "siren girl", because during her first year at college, every call was a crisis. The rings we choose for people say something about the strength or randomness of the relationship. Let's do a survey ... email me the rings you have or post them on my blog and I will make a list and send then out on Monday with the next Sacred Journey.

So when your name pops up on the mental LCD of someone's thoughts what song is playing? For Paul every time the Thessalonian church rang he heard a song that reminded him of their "work produced by faith ... labor prompted by love ... endurance inspired by hope." He goes on say that they were the original "Live Out Loud" church ... "The Lord's message rang out from you ... your faith in God has become known everywhere." I pray that my life will ring of my faith, love and hope in God.

In case you're wondering what ring I have on my phone when you call me ... actually I don't use the ring, I have a blackberry and all it does it vibrate! Think about that for a minute! :-)