The struggle is real

“The struggle is real…” the mug says; and so it is. We have now been living in “pandemictide” for longer than we would have hoped or expected. The novelty surrounding our online gatherings and Zoom-based communities has long past. While there have emerged creative reflections on the nature of community, the call of ministry, and the importance of the church, we cannot help but feel a little wearied by it all. It does us little good to deny this reality.

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True, the love of the Lord does not make the struggle magically disappear. Yet during these times, we are encouraged to pour our heart out confidently to the Lord. We do so, claiming the Lord’s promise that we will be lovingly received. We are not discarded in our times of struggle or stress. The call to seek Christ as our refuge is rooted in the call to experience the warmth of his loving presence.

Read Kyle Norman's article at MinistryMatters