The Lost and Hurting

Last Sunday, our church services ended powerfully as scores of people wrote down hundreds of names on the back wall of our auditorium. The wall simply says, "PRAY FOR THE LOST AND HURTING." I've walked past that wall every day this week and paused to pray for some of the names written there. It's humbling and overwhelming to think about the thousands of people right here in our own community (and even our own church) who are in pain. The good news is that we serve a God who is near to the brokenhearted and He is able to bring healing and peace in any situatin.

I'm proud of our church for thinking beyond ourselves. I am so thankful to be a part of a church that realizes that our mission cannot be contained by the church walls. We are called to be a light in the darkness and to bring hope and healing to the Lost and Hurting. We are the hands and feet of Jesus, so let us never lose sight of of our Mission. As we move forward as a church, I pray that we would be a community of faith that provides healing to the broken, hope to the hopeless and help to all who need it.