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the horror from the bombing in Boston |
Monday was an incredible day. Incredible in a good way and in a bad way as
well. There were so many people in our
world as church celebrating what God had done over the weekend. We love to serve and about 250 people were
fed, over 200 people got help with closes, several homeless friends were helped
and encouraged. The list goes on and
on. Best part about it is that God isn’t
done.
God is taking broken people and
remolding and strengthening their lives.
I love to watch people walk toward Jesus, and it is awesome from time to
time to watch people run toward Jesus. I
got to see that a couple times this weekend with a new friend named Doug, an
old friend named Michael and a homeless friend named Travis. WOW.
God is good.
But there is the bad too. Our dear and precious friend Leon White
continues to battle cancer and gets weaker each day. I spoke with several people who care deeply
for Leon, and it is evident that his life is ebbing away. Cool part if that Leon is ready to be with
Jesus. But it hurts. It hurts to see a friend suffer and go
through such a difficult time.
Then you move northeast to one of
the most prestigious events in the running world, the Boston Marathon, and
there is a bombing that kills some people and injuries many people. This came out of nowhere. There is little reason and lots of pain. I heard reports of the pain, the anger, the
stress and the tears. Our world is
broken.
Only a couple hours later a friend
sent me a news story about a shooting in our town. The brokenness of life is in our town every
day, but we are always hit hard by violent crimes. I don’t know the details, but I do know that
broken people need hope.
We all need hope. When we find hope, we share hope with
others. Hope has a name. Our world is broken, and our world needs
hope. Hopes name is Jesus. Do you know Him?
When the broken world around you
is crumbling all around you, who is with you?
Jesus is. When you can’t answers
the questions of the hurting people or the kids who are so innocent, who is
with you? Jesus is. When your pain is so difficult that all you
can do is cry, who is with you? Jesus
is. Acknowledge him, and let Jesus hold
you and help you.
Psalm 34:18 NLT
The Lord is close to the broken hearted;
he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
Psalm 147:3 NLT
He heals the broken hearted
and bandages their wounds.
Matthew 9:36 NLT
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were
confused and helpless, like sheep
without a shepherd.
Our world is broken and needs
hope, and it is through our lives and our stories that people will find real
hope. They will find Jesus.
1 Peter 3:15 NIV
But in your hearts revere
Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and
respect,
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