Sunday Reflection (September 26, 2021)

I firmly believe that God’s working through others to do good is much larger

than any one person, any one group, any one congregation, or any one

religion (Numbers 11:24-29; Mark 9:38-41). Yet all religions, including

Christianity must confront the violence and evil done in its name and

many things have been done in Christ’s name that do not reflect the

love and compassion of God revealed  in Jesus Christ. Nevertheless, I am

convinced that all the congregations of Christ’s Church do good things

 in Jesus’ name but doing good is not limited to Christ’s Church. We could

name scores of groups that do good for society and individuals.

Given that, why does Christ’s Church even exist? God has revealed to

Christ’s Church the message of the love and compassion of God revealed

in Jesus Christ. God has given us great opportunities to do good, and God

has even equipped us with the Holy Spirit in the doing of good that bears witness

to the love and compassion of God revealed in Jesus Christ. May we take

advantage of the opportunity because if we, Christ’s Church, do not fully do

 what we could do and should do, God finds another way.