Part 3 of our Be the Church series

When you love something, you stick with it. You do not abandon it. Whether it be food or whether it be hope through Christ, as Christians, we are called to hold on. We try to trust and believe in the new Creation that God has promised us. God has given us plenty of reasons to hope, and plenty of ways to hope. But we cannot grow in our hope and faith effectively if we keep to ourselves. We do not learn the same way and we do not learn as much by ourselves. As a closing prayer, I give you the words of Jesus as the villagers were talking about the same Jerusalem temple, and its beauty. It encourages me today, and I pray that it encourages you: “When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately. I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict. By your endurance, you will gain your souls” (Luke 21:9, 15, 19).