牧者心聲  Pastor's Message

10/11/2009


      This week I was at Stonestown mall walking around. As I was crossing the crosswalk in front of the mall, an elderly lady asked me if I could help her cross the road. She took my arm and off we went when the light turned green. The problem was the interval for crossing the crosswalk was way too short for this elderly lady. When it turned red, we were only halfway across. I had to hold out my hand and stop cars while we crossed. Many times in our lives we also have crosswalks to pass. They may be difficult times, big decisions, illnesses, or even loss of loved ones. It is during those times that we too need someone to hold our hand as we cross those difficult crosswalks in life. Paul said to the church in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” If you are in need of a helping hand, reach out to a brother in the church for comfort. If you see a brother or sister in need, reach out to them. For just as Christ has comforted us, so are we to comfort others in “any” trouble with the comfort we have ourselves received from God! Be blessed this week as we reach out to God, each other, and a lost world!



      Brother John J.