Prayer for a Masked Youth Leader
Oh, Lord, we know there’s nothing new under the sun, and yet, if we may, this feels like an exception. We are masked and socially distanced and dearly in need of the Savior…
Oh, Lord, we know there’s nothing new under the sun, and yet, if we may, this feels like an exception. We are masked and socially distanced and dearly in need of the Savior…
My false identity of the “good girl” was crushed even in my best efforts, and what was I met with? God’s graciousness and a reminder of my Gospel identity.
Before, I thought grace just changed my eternal circumstances; I never knew grace changed me.
What the world sees as weakness is actually a beautiful picture of God’s grace. We serve a God who loves us in our weaknesses, not in spite of them.
I did not have to know why I was called here. I only had to be Christ’s example to the people I cared for, even if being Christ’s example didn’t cure my uncertainties about the future.
Any report regarding me before God the Father is “well done my good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:23). This is not because I am incredibly good and faithful, but because I have been beautifully united to the One who is.
Coming under the mighty hand of God may sound scary, until we remember who our God is.
It is right for us to want our students to be cared for, regardless of the inconvenient timing and severity of their pain. Still, our goal should be to remove ourselves from any sort of hero position and instead point our students to the true Hero—Jesus.
I’m pretty certain that if my 17-year-old self of 1994 were alive in 2020, I could be in serious trouble because of racial sin in my life. When I recall views I had or some comments I made…