We are about to begin our preparations for the annual community patriotic musical. This will be our fifth year and God has worked so beautifully through this project. I hope that each of you will consider being a part of this exciting ministry opportunity. Seeing God working through this diverse group is a wonderful taste of heaven.
Having already begun my score study, I wanted to share a line with you from this year’s work that really struck me. In a section which acknowledges the civil unrest and the great struggle of living out our belief that we are all created equal there is this line. “If there is not liberty and justice for all – then there’s not liberty and justice for any.” That is a very powerful word.
It challenges us not to become complacent because things seem to be going well for us. It exhorts us to look around and not only identify but address the needs of others for the glory of God. It shakes us from our apathy encouraging us to work for a better tomorrow, as we long for God’s ultimate “tomorrow”.
There is an element of social justice here from which the evangelical church often shies away. The mainline churches are better about this often than we are, but may be guilty of making it their “gospel”. There is a balance here that adequately reflects the concern of Christ for the soul and the body. May we strive for that balance.
That is a by-product of a project like the patriotic musical. Though it does little to actually put systems in place to promote “liberty and justice for all”, it encourages believers in every walk of life, to pursue those values even as we look forward to God establishing them in the new heaven and earth. Working together with like-minded believers who practice their faith a little differently is a positively powerful experience. I hope you will simply ask God if this year the time is right for you to play your part in demonstrating the unity we have in Christ.
In Christ,
Pastor Scott
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