Like many fellowships we have recently had our share of “incidents” that have made me pause and seek direction. I think a quick recap may help. Several of our folks have had battles with cancer. We have an 11 year old diagnosed with a plastic anemia after months of “who-knows-what-is going-on?” type of treatment. Loss of jobs. People leaving the church over disagreement with musical direction. One family leaving because of a lack of direction to move to a more permanent facility. Another family leaving because we are considering moving to a more permanent facility. (note: we are staying put for another year it looks like). People of all ages suffering physical attacks. A daughter who thought she had a job receiving word that they decided not to open a daycare center after all. My bike spill that I blogged about two days ago here that has me sore about all over. I could go on but you get the drift.
What is going through my head right now is what times like these are supposed to do: what am I supposed to learn and share? Now, you have to understand this has implications for me as a pastor which I won’t go into right now. But what God has brought to my mind is Psalm 37, particularly verses 1-7. (They are too lengthy to include right here so please take a moment to read them). I have also been listening to a CD of a message by Pastor James MacDonald on his first Sunday back following his treatment for prostate cancer. God timed it perfectly because it is on…you guessed it…Psalm 37. One thing I am learning is the theme of Psalm 37 is Trust and Be Faithful. I haven’t worked it all out yet in my head or my heart except that I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God is in charge. I will possibly share some more thoughts with you down the road (after I share them Sunday. Now you know one of the implications this has for me). In the meantime, this song had a profound effect upon me today as I thought about the psalm and tried to “flesh out” my thoughts. I have used it before but won’t apologize for that. I just hope it might help you if you are going through a tough time.
Do you have any thoughts you would like to share? I would love to hear from you.
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