Fellow Labourers-
The time to impact the world with the gospel is now. This article reminds me of our convention theme "Beyond the wall." As I am typing this e-mail the church choir is rehearsing and the song "I'll serve the Lord" rang out. But how do we serve the Lord? Do we serve him in the idyllic and bucolic places, or do we go beyond the wall?
Let's listen to the article as it speaks "So is the gospel I proclaim really about preaching the good news to the afflicted, proclaiming release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind? Does the gospel set free those who are downtrodden, and present the year of the Lord's favor to those who live under clouds of disdain? I understand that the good news is needed on the beach. Yet, I worry that at times my gospel stays safely among friends, not venturing far beyond that bucolic shoreline. Staying among those who "speak well of me," I rarely venture out to the Galilee of the Gentiles, where darkness is the great light and where good news is but a fading rumor. But it is in this world, far beyond a close circle of friends, where the good news truly is good news."
Pax Vobiscum,
Robert A. Stewart J.P.
Pastor
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