For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength (Phil. 4:13)
Listen: Matthew West, Strong Enough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knuHDPbE5es
"What we have to remember is that we can still do anything," Marina Keegan wrote to fellow Yale University graduates. "... We can't, we must not lose this sense of possibility because in the end, it's all we have."
Not too long after writing those lines for her school newspaper, Marina died in a car accident. Before her death, she was planning to move to Brooklyn, to continue her life as a writer and play-write.
Thanks to the internet, Marina's last words have been read, as far away as Asia.
Marina's words to her fellow students can apply to us as well: "We're in this together. Let's make something happen to this world."
We all have heavy crosses to bear, from time to time. Some of us, the unspeakable burden of loosing a child. Or heavy responsibilities at work -- church -- deadlines that are looming and we don't know how we're going to get there. Conflicts we don't know how to resolve. Another mass shooting that haunts us, wondering when it will ever end.
Scripture teaches us over and over again, that we can't do things on our own. It is God's strength that carries us through the changes, hardships and transitions of life. God is present to us in spirit. God is also present to us through the love and support of our friends and family.
Recently I had to attend a difficult meeting. My stomach was in knots over it. A friend of mine dropped everything, and insisted on going with me. She waited in the lobby, hungry and thirsty as the meeting wore on. It was a painful meeting, but I got through it, because of the love of God that worked through her actions. I knew I wasn't alone. It made all the difference in the world.
That's the kind of faith we are called to. That's the possibility we are called to reach for. That's what we can make happen in the world.
We have many heavy burdens to face as a church, as we transition out of COVID into a post-COVID world. Let us be Christ for each other and carry the burdens together. We can do this. We are in this together! It is Christ who gives us strength.
PRAY: "God, help me to lean on your strength in whatever I face. Help me to give strength to others who need extra help."
Listen: Matthew West, Strong Enough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knuHDPbE5es
"What we have to remember is that we can still do anything," Marina Keegan wrote to fellow Yale University graduates. "... We can't, we must not lose this sense of possibility because in the end, it's all we have."
Not too long after writing those lines for her school newspaper, Marina died in a car accident. Before her death, she was planning to move to Brooklyn, to continue her life as a writer and play-write.
Thanks to the internet, Marina's last words have been read, as far away as Asia.
Marina's words to her fellow students can apply to us as well: "We're in this together. Let's make something happen to this world."
We all have heavy crosses to bear, from time to time. Some of us, the unspeakable burden of loosing a child. Or heavy responsibilities at work -- church -- deadlines that are looming and we don't know how we're going to get there. Conflicts we don't know how to resolve. Another mass shooting that haunts us, wondering when it will ever end.
Scripture teaches us over and over again, that we can't do things on our own. It is God's strength that carries us through the changes, hardships and transitions of life. God is present to us in spirit. God is also present to us through the love and support of our friends and family.
Recently I had to attend a difficult meeting. My stomach was in knots over it. A friend of mine dropped everything, and insisted on going with me. She waited in the lobby, hungry and thirsty as the meeting wore on. It was a painful meeting, but I got through it, because of the love of God that worked through her actions. I knew I wasn't alone. It made all the difference in the world.
That's the kind of faith we are called to. That's the possibility we are called to reach for. That's what we can make happen in the world.
We have many heavy burdens to face as a church, as we transition out of COVID into a post-COVID world. Let us be Christ for each other and carry the burdens together. We can do this. We are in this together! It is Christ who gives us strength.
PRAY: "God, help me to lean on your strength in whatever I face. Help me to give strength to others who need extra help."
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