Great Struggling

But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings. Hebrews 10:32

There will be struggles of faith this morning as some will feel that the body of Christ should have stood together, in one place, shoulder to shoulder for the worship service yesterday. Others will fear that church such as we have known it will never be seen again. (And won't the enemy trumpet this often in the ear today!) Yet others will look at yesterday as an opportunity to improve outreach in ways that were not available in 1918 when a great influenza pandemic swept across the land. 

Physically we may be isolated more by far than we were just a couple of weeks ago, and by this we have entered strange territory for many. Those who do not want change to their worship services found them much changed on this Sunday morning. Pastors who preached that online church is not the same as being there, found that online church was the only 'there' to preach in that day. There will be great struggling with this new mode of church during this temporary testing of our faith. And yes we do pray that it is temporary. We will work through this time with our Lord and Christ, and with each other in these new-fangled ways until the plague is lifted. 

And remember His words, "I am with you always, even unto the end of the age."

Bucky