A Shared (or Borrowed) Vision

I have been reading "An Arrow Pointed to Heaven", which is a biography of Rich Mullins. Whenever I have felt lost in my vision of where I want to be and what I would like to do I go to people like Rich Mullins who have had a big impact on my life. I read in his biography an excerpt of a letter he sent to his "boss" at the record company he was writing songs for. He was declaring his desire to become a performing artist and not just a writer. These were his words that echoed dearly in my soul as I read them:

"I want to be involved as much as possible in Church work... I want to work in the settings that are specifically designed to challenge people, to encourage people to seek their life in Christ. I would like not only to sing but to teach... to 'hang out' with people, to be accessible, to model faith [to] them, to be with people not as a performer, but as a practitioner of the faith."

I read that wide eyed as his words put life to my desires. This is my goal in life, however it looks in practice is secondary as long as it is practiced. Every day and breath of mine will hopefully be set upon this vision. I am just glad that I have finally found words that formulate accurately what I have been longing for a long time.