Yesterday the ceiling fell. It made a loud crash heard all over the house. It made a mess of my stuff as it crashed and will take some time to clean up. But it’s just a ceiling, plasterboard and joint compound, nothing of eternal consequence, assaulted over time with water from a leak that was unseen and unknown until the ceiling fell. The sun shines and it rains and there are consequences from both. Cause and effect if you will.
Yesterday was, according to the House Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, a “Day of Consequence.” The Stock Market crashed and the reverberation was heard around the world. The fears of the people were measured in the crash of the Stock Market. Worry about security rose in direct proportion to the drop. Thoughts running through our heads: What about my future? My job? My home? What about sending my kids to college? Paying for my end of life care? Just how bad, just how painful is this going to be?
While we do not know the answers, we know the One who holds the answers and is the Answer. Our security rests in God, Creator of Heaven and Earth. Our valued bond is our covenant relationship with the One who says,”I will be your God; you will be my people.” This bond, this security will never fail us. Bonds and Securities of financial systems go haywire, tempered by the whims of human failings as we are now witnessing. So we return to the true Bonds of covenant love as witnessed in Jesus the Christ. We lean into the Security of the One to whom the Psalmist writes:
“I lift up my eyes to the hills, from whence does my help come? My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved. Behold, he who keep Israel will neither slumber nor sleep”….. I invite you to read and meditate on Psalm 121. This is a word of promise and hope…. a word you can take to the bank!
As a people of faith we will begin a midday prayer service at Saint Mark’s UMC on Tuesdays in the Sanctuary from 12:15 – 12:45. Tuesdays for Troubled Times will continue throughout the fall. You are invited to come. Blessings, Pastor Lib
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Thank you for responding to the needs of the community of faith with “Tuesdays for Troubled Times”. The time is good, as many will hopefully be able to come during their lunch hour.
It does feel somewhat like it felt after 9/11 happened. There is a sense of shock, fear, and uncertainty. I appreciate that there will be time and place dedicated to prayer together so we can begin to turn our fears and uncertanties over to Christ.
Thank you for this opportunity to gather and pray together.
In Christ’s Love,
Kris Fowler