Thursday, February 28, 2008

Redeemer

A huge part of the lenten journey is contemplating and celebrating Christ's redemption of humanity. How do you see redemption happening in our world today? Where do you see redemption needing to happen?

On a more personal level, how has Christ redeemed you? How is He redeeming you today? How is He redeeming us together as a community?

1 comment:

Andy L. said...

God has been challenging me recently to accept (or more properly, allow) his redemption. Specifically in regards to this faith community. During this refocus and new beginning process I am fearful that there are times when I have taken the church from the hands of God to do my own thing. It is sort of like having an attitude of, "God, you have given me these gifts and skills now let me run this church."

God is calling me to let go of the church (and the pressure / desire I feel for it to grow) and give it back to Him. God has given me this incredible gift of this church, and is now asking me to give it back to Him to redeem. I am seeking to be obedient to this call. So, corporately I feel God is redeeming us from a challenging past, and redeeming us for a bright future.