Come and See

In the last week I have heard the phrase "come and see" several times and feel really encouraged by it. At the well last thursday night at my church I heard the story of Jesus meeting the woman at the well. I have heard this story several times but last thursday I really heard it. After meeting Jesus, the Samaritan woman went back to her village telling everyone about how she met the Messiah. She told everyone about how he knew everything about her and simply told everyone to "come and see" Him for themselves. She didn't know any more than Jesus had met her, knew everything about her, and still loved her. She witnessed and brought people to Christ with a simple, uncomplicated faith.
I am currently reading the Irresistable Revolution by Shane Claiborne. Early in the book he describes calling Mother Theresa on the phone (yup, she answered her own phone over in Calcutta). He expressed how he wanted to come be a missionary for a few months with her and without any details or information she also simply said "come and see". From the things I have read about Mother Theresa she was a simple woman, with a simple faith. Here is what she had to say about faith:
"Following Jesus is simple, but not easy. Love until it hurts and then love more."
Is it really that simple? I think so. I think we all have an inherent ability to complicate things in life. When I think about people I have seen in third world countries I smile at how precious their faith is. It is simple, but not by any means easy. Often times all they have is their faith. I have been trying to simplify my life as much as possible, its funny because I have always described my faith as simple which I am happy to say. I am excited to continue learning and growing in faith, and I will always fight the urge to complicate it. I know things won't always be easy, but I am determined to love until it hurts, and then love some more because I believe I have been called and designed to do just that.