We've Got People!

Life is tough right now! For many today, this has become a kind of mantra. The world seems out of control, families are breaking, the economy stinks, houses are being lost, corporations are downsizing, pensions are shrinking, waistlines are growing, health is eroding. It's easy to think that we are alone in this, or that life will never get better.

There is another perspective. I experienced it last Sunday morning in a variety of ways, but none more profound than the simple words of an almost four-year-old. During our praise time Jennifer B. shared that her son, Jack, was going to celebrate a birthday this week. Earlier in the week, Jennifer asked Jack who he would like to invite to celebrate with him. Without hesitation, Jack announced, "I want to celebrate with my people."

Jennifer pressed him, 'Who are your people?"

Jack replied, "The church people."

And so on Wednesday night Jennifer is bringing a cake so Jack can celebrate with his people. Knowing that we've got people changes everything, whether we are grieving or celebrating--to have people makes all the difference. In a way Jack answered the age-old question, "Why do you have to go to church to be a Christian? The point of Christianity is that Christ has life in and through a living breathing group of interconnected, loving people. Jack isn't the only one who has people. We can all have people. All we have to do is CONNECT to a healthy community of faith like CUMC, and we can say along with Jack, "I've got people."

Many more around us need to know the strength and support a community of faith can bring. Let's keep working on expanding our circle of care, so that lots more in the TC area can say with confidence, "I've got people."