Speak Series: Being Faithful for a Lifetime

This was the last Sunday in our Speak Series: Obeying the Call.  We've talked about what it looks like to live out God's call on our lives, what it looks like to be a disciple of Christ and what it looks like to make disciples of Christ.  Sunday night we focused on how we can continue to be faithful our whole lives.  We talked about things that make it difficult to have faith and be faithful in our world today.  We talked about things that challenge our faith.  And we thought about things we can do as faithful Christians to help others who are going through difficult times.

This past weekend, a freshman at Prince Edward High School committed suicide.  Several of our youth were friends with him and are obviously having a difficult time with his death.  FUSION Gathering on Sunday night offered them a safe place to mourn, to pray, and to be in the presence of friends who love them a lot.  What a blessing it is to be in ministry with youth who care so much for each other and have committed their lives to God.  Our prayer circle was filled with prayers for the student's friends and family, along with a praise that he is at peace and in a better place now.  May we all place this Scripture on our hearts this week as we pray together as a community in pain, "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."  Romans 8:38-39.  May God be with you in whatever difficult time you may be facing right now.  Amen.