Faithful
Excerpt from Psalm 105:1-6,37-45
"O give thanks to the Lord, call on God's name, make known God's deeds among the peoples. Sing to God, sing praises to God, tell of all God's wonderful works."
Reflection by Quinn G. Caldwell
A couple of years ago, I was coming up out of a Boston T station and was arrested by the sight of a huge banner covering one entire exterior wall of a downtown church. It was there to celebrate the church's bicentennial: in letters that were three feet high if they were an inch, the sign proclaimed, "Celebrating 200 years of God's Faithfulness."
I remember feeling a bit convicted by that banner. The various signs and banners on my church have lots of different purposes, most of them more or less holy: some are invitational, some informational, some inspirational. But one way or another, they all have the same agenda: get people to come inside and join us. Of course, there's nothing wrong with that: I believe good, gracious, faithful stuff happens in my church, and I'm eager to have people join us in it.
But this other church? They spent a whole bunch of money on a sign that did nothing but glorify God. Nothing but proclaim, on one of the busiest corners in Boston, that God is faithful. Nothing but tell the world that God can be trusted. Seems to me the world can use just a little bit more of that.
How has God been faithful to your church over the years? What promises has God kept to your community, and how?
Who are you going to tell, and how?
Prayer
God, you are faithful in all things. Thank you for keeping your promises to me, to my church, to the world. Now give me grace to tell the world what you have done. Amen.
Excerpt from Psalm 105:1-6,37-45
"O give thanks to the Lord, call on God's name, make known God's deeds among the peoples. Sing to God, sing praises to God, tell of all God's wonderful works."
Reflection by Quinn G. Caldwell
A couple of years ago, I was coming up out of a Boston T station and was arrested by the sight of a huge banner covering one entire exterior wall of a downtown church. It was there to celebrate the church's bicentennial: in letters that were three feet high if they were an inch, the sign proclaimed, "Celebrating 200 years of God's Faithfulness."
I remember feeling a bit convicted by that banner. The various signs and banners on my church have lots of different purposes, most of them more or less holy: some are invitational, some informational, some inspirational. But one way or another, they all have the same agenda: get people to come inside and join us. Of course, there's nothing wrong with that: I believe good, gracious, faithful stuff happens in my church, and I'm eager to have people join us in it.
But this other church? They spent a whole bunch of money on a sign that did nothing but glorify God. Nothing but proclaim, on one of the busiest corners in Boston, that God is faithful. Nothing but tell the world that God can be trusted. Seems to me the world can use just a little bit more of that.
How has God been faithful to your church over the years? What promises has God kept to your community, and how?
Who are you going to tell, and how?
Prayer
God, you are faithful in all things. Thank you for keeping your promises to me, to my church, to the world. Now give me grace to tell the world what you have done. Amen.
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