“My life is in You, Lord,
My strength is in You, Lord
My hope is in You, Lord,
In You, it’s in You.
I will praise You with all of my life,
I will praise You with all of my strength
With all of my life, and all of my strength
All of my hope is in You.”
-“My Life is In You,” Hillsong United
Our Rescue Story
It’s been a few weeks now of ever increasing social distancing measures, the World continues to alternately go on about it’s normal business or panic. Jobs are lost, people are working from home, schools are on hold for an unknown amount of time. A trip to the store feels conflictingly normal and yet so strange, as the things we’re used to seeing every day aren’t always there.
Last week we challenged you to take a look at how you are reacting in this crisis and how you are responding those around you, reminding you that the world is watching, and what picture of our God are you painting?
This week I just want to take a moment and say good job. good job to all of you serving, working, helping, loving, and just being present.
Our world is never lacking in anger, frustration, and uncertainty. There are plenty of people filling up our social media pages with fear and rage. However in the midst of all that, more and more positivity is taking shape.
Offers to shop for those who can’t, or sharing your supply of toilet paper. Postings of where items are stocked and when, special hours for the most vulnerable. Businesses and organizations donating medical supplies to much needed area hospitals. People supporting local businesses through online ordering, food pick up, and buying gift certificates for the future. People tipping extravagantly to help in this time.
More and more people are choosing to post messages of encouragement and hope instead of focusing on all that is wrong. There’s plenty wrong, we all know it, this won’t be an overnight return to normal, but there’s also still so much good in this world.
We are called to be salt of the earth, light in the darkness, and every time I open my connections to the outside world, I see it. Churches offering online services, youth leaders having online Netflix sessions with their students, churches recording full services from empty rooms, band members playing their hearts out as if the room was full, so that we can all participate at home.
Small groups moving to an online Bible study format and still connecting via Skype or Zoom or any one of the other tools available out there. Ministry after ministry offering free services, free connections, free tools. This is what coming together looks like. This is what rescue looks like.
So, again… Good Job, we see you!