Dear Church Family and Friends,
These are difficult days for so many reasons. One major reason is the fact that we can’t clearly see the future. It feels like we are walking through a dark tunnel without seeing any light at the end of it. Actually, the fear of the unknown is real in our mindset amid Covid-19.
What should we do in this troubling time as followers of Jesus? One important spiritual discipline is to learn and relearn to see our challenging situation through the eyes of faith. In other words, seeing it through the eyes of Jesus. We can ask WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?).
Our hope as Christians isn't in looking at the world and its tragedies. They will always be with us. Our hope is in Christ, and in the very nature of God, who is good and desires our good as well. We just need to trust in him! While we feel like walking gingerly through a thick fog in this uncertain time, our faith in Jesus leads us to embrace in the living hope in the resurrected Jesus.
As someone said, “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
In his letter to the Romans, chapter 8, Paul assures us that "we know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose." Do you love God? Do you believe you are called by God to serve his purposes and his glory? Then this promise is for you! God works for good in everything that happens, to us and around us!
Our hope is based on God's character and in God's will for good. We Christians believe that God offers redemption to individuals and to the entire world. God can redeem people and tragedies, and God continues to work in all things, even the bad things, for good.
No matter how bleak the current situation may appear to be, because of God's goodness and love for each one of us, we can trust that God is at work to bring new life and new hope into every circumstance, whether good or bad. God can bring good out of evil, light out of darkness, hope out of despair. All we have to do is love God, put our trust in God, and allow God to be our source of hope in Jesus Christ, our risen and living Lord! Amen.
In God’s Peace and Grace,
Rev. Jennifer
