Having just celebrated our freedom on July 4th. What is true freedom?
St. Paul says,
You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
Because Jesus has freed us from the need to save ourselves, we are free to be about our Father’s business of saving others.
Many say, “God is all I need.” This is a wonderful thought and it is true that all I need is found in God, but God has also created us to be in community and to be family to each other.
Simon and Garfunkle sang a song “I am a Rock” In which they claim friendship causes pain. No one knows that, better than Christ who for the joy set before him endured the cross. The song, I believe satirically proclaims the solution to be; avoid friendship. Jesus, however, chooses to befriend, us knowing how much it will hurt.
St. Paul says, “We are the body of Christ. … The eye cannot say to the hand I don’t need you.” When one part of the body hurts the whole Body hurts. We have so many members that are sick or not able to do the things they used to do. As a result we all hurt. Paul admonishes us to have equal concern for each other. Jesus has my pain, therefore, I can focus on and share the pain of others.
My prayer is this that our church would see the pain in those around us and choose as Christ did, to bear the pain that they might better know the Love of Christ.
St. Paul says,
You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
Because Jesus has freed us from the need to save ourselves, we are free to be about our Father’s business of saving others.
Many say, “God is all I need.” This is a wonderful thought and it is true that all I need is found in God, but God has also created us to be in community and to be family to each other.
Simon and Garfunkle sang a song “I am a Rock” In which they claim friendship causes pain. No one knows that, better than Christ who for the joy set before him endured the cross. The song, I believe satirically proclaims the solution to be; avoid friendship. Jesus, however, chooses to befriend, us knowing how much it will hurt.
St. Paul says, “We are the body of Christ. … The eye cannot say to the hand I don’t need you.” When one part of the body hurts the whole Body hurts. We have so many members that are sick or not able to do the things they used to do. As a result we all hurt. Paul admonishes us to have equal concern for each other. Jesus has my pain, therefore, I can focus on and share the pain of others.
My prayer is this that our church would see the pain in those around us and choose as Christ did, to bear the pain that they might better know the Love of Christ.
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