Time Matters

Whenever I watch a war movie, I’m always struck by the bravery of the combatants. They live with the fact that they may not survive each battle. At least in the movies, that fact doesn’t dissuade them from engaging in dangerous combat activities. They appear resigned to their fate that none of them are likely to get out of battle unscathed.

Thinking about it, however, that’s true for us too. None of us will get out of life without first facing death. The clock is ticking for all of us, and Scripture tells us that we should be cognizant that our lives and opportunities are finite. Time is a precious resource, and we best not fritter it away.

This Sunday at Trinity Downtown, we get a chance to celebrate “All Saints Sunday” where we remember the life and faith of Trinity’s members who have gone on to be with the Lord in the last twelve months.  We’ll commemorate the contributions each of these saints made to our church and our community as they lived out their faith. We’ll be reminded that they were imperfect people who worked and lived as followers of Christ, and we will offer our respect to their family and friends who loved them.

Come home to Trinity this Sunday; come learn how placing your doubts, suffering, distractions, hopes, fears, uncertainties in the hands of the Lord can lessen our stress load and bring deep transformation in our hearts. Celebrate with us the depth of Jesus’ love for us and find out how you can live a life of significance, filled with meaning.  Discover how following Jesus can help you and your family navigate around the minefields of life. I promise you it will make a tremendous difference in your life. Be sure to turn your clocks back one hour on before going to sleep on Saturday, or you’ll be an hour early for church!