The way that individuals deal with crisis often tells us much more about them than the words they speak. When some people get sick for example, hospital staff are subjected to whining, demanding attitudes and outspoken self pity while, in the very next room, another person with even more serious ailments can bring sunshine to the darkest halls.
In the same way, how a church handles the crises faced by individuals and families can tell us a great deal about that church. Are we willing to step out of our comfort zone? Will we interrupt our routine to bring the struggles of our people before the Lord?
Recently, our church leadership set aside the agenda of the service for the sake of ministering the hurting members. The worship music was interrupted in order to come to prayer. Instead of a prepared sermon, we were led in support of church family members who were dealing with immediate life situations.
Because of some unexpected events in the personal lives of church family members, it was once again demonstrated that Light & Life is a healthy, living, breathing family of believers, a family that is comfortably connected with each other and with the Lord.
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