Messiness in the Community ~ Jeff Key

Staff, March 18, 2021

"So we, being many, are one body in Christ and every one member’s one of another..." ~Romans 12:5

So, we walk a fine line these days when we try to reach out to others. Should we or shouldn’t we?  If we reach out, will our gestures be accepted or rejected. At points in the last year we have been told repeatedly not to reach out to others outside of our family unit. For many of us that felt wrong and went against the teaching of the verse I chose. Because we are all one body in Christ, then we are all one family unit. In that spirit we did find ways to reach out to others--donating to food banks, blood drives, making masks, taking time to visit with someone virtually or even by picking up the phone. While some steps were and are necessary to protect us and others, God's people are called to help one another through tough times and we find ways to do that rather than disappear behind a closed door. Even though we had to change the ways we did things, we never stopped trying to reach our extended family members that were hurting. I hope we never stop finding ways to be part of someone else’s solution when difficulties arise in their lives.

Dear Lord, Help us look inward to find the courage and strength to reach out to our fellow members of Your body. May we find it in us to realize we are better together than alone. Help us to remember that strength in numbers will give us the ability to overcome many problems in our world today. Amen.