2010.05.24 Monday Morning!

Greetings and best wishes from Pilgrim Presbyterian Church in Vinita, Oklahoma.

George Bernard Shaw wrote that "the true joy in life is being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one." What lies nearest to your heart?

There is no mistaking what was nearest to the hearts of an early group of 120 followers of Jesus. They recognized their mighty purpose was to tell the story of the gospel to the world. Their passionate commitment to that MESSAGE resulted in a new MOVEMENT, the Christian Church.

The MESSAGE and the MOVEMENT go hand in hand. As Christians, our function is to be a finger, an arm, a signpost pointing to the MESSAGE of God and God's redemptive love.

Inward renewal and outgoing concern are decisive for the effectiveness of the MOVEMENT. The MESSAGE created the MOVEMENT, which confirms the MESSAGE and goes on to demonstrate that caring matters. We live to tell the story and to show how much God cares: "for God so loved the world that he gave..."

Do you remember "tell and show" days in school? Don't abandon those days in your adult life.


Cheers,

Richard