Good Friday morning! Sometimes I sit down to write a message of hope and joy in these dark times, and then have to stop. Why do the times not seem so dark and scary to me? It can, at times, be difficult to remember how frightening the world can be for those who do not believe in Jesus. Pastor Rogers used to say that "it's getting gloriously dark!" We do live in dark and frightening times, but we also live with Jesus in our hearts. At some point in our lives we come to learn, probably through the guidance of God, that we cannot trust the institutions of this world. In Jesus, instead of that lack of trust in the world causing us more fear, we know that our faith must be placed in Christ alone. Many have lived in this world and left it knowing that they were getting out just in time as things were going downhill fast. However, one day they will wake up to a judgement day that they did not escape after all. We do not want to leave this world just to escape or "get out", we want to leave this world to be with Christ in Heaven! While we look forward in joy and hope to Christ's return, we also love one another and give each other encouragement to run the race to the finish.
May God bless you this weekend in a special way!
Bucky
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