No long commute for us this weekend. We
stayed local and attended the Saturday evening service at Fort Wayne First Assembly. Our church celebrated with a Ministry Fair parade and
a strong encouragement from Pastor Ron to utilize our talents for the
community of faith and the kingdom of God.
Sunday morning we trekked over to
Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church with Pastor Steve Conner who preached from
Micah 6.8 in a message entitled “The Great Requirement:”
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
Pastor Steve explored the true essence
and complexity of justice. Very
often we think of justice in the punitive sense, but justice is so
much more than payback for a wrong committed. Real justice seeks to
bring about redemption
and restoration.
Micah
also reminds us that the
great requirement is
three-fold: we must act
justly as well as love
mercy as we walk
humbly with our God. We are a people in process. Thankfully, the
Lord's lovingkindness – his mercies – are renewed every
morning. May we humbly be as patient with others as God is with us
through the process of being conformed to the image of his Son.
We
look forward to our return to Mexico City for this very reason; to
view and participate in God's merciful acts of justice among those
who desperately need it. Please pray for us as we continue to
itinerate and raise funds, for Teen Challenge Mexico (Reto a la Juventud), and for the victims and survivors of human trafficking.
Partner with us in ministry.
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