Nothing tears apart the human psyche like a gnawing, deep seated hurt which settles into our souls like a cold winter storm. Depression takes over, tears flow spontaneously, and we wonder if there is hope. And often, we doubt there is a God who cares. Pain has a way of shaking the foundations of what we build our lives on and what we believe to be most important. Questions ricochet inside our minds asking, “Why me? Is God angry? What possible good can come out of this?” Above all, we want it to end, to be free from the hurt. But sometimes, that just doesn’t happen, or maybe it doesn’t happen as quickly as we think it should.
In times of hurting, our natural reaction is to wonder if God has lost his temper, his control or even his mind. We’re so programmed to associating pleasure with blessing and pain with punishment that we don’t even entertain the thought that through the hurt God might well be bringing about a healing we would never imagine.
Someone has said, “If you’re not suffering now, you’re near someone who is. If you’re not suffering now, you will someday.” To pretend to ignore the pain of human life is to live outside of reality. For if there is no greater reason for the hurt we feel other than a series of random chance coincidences over which we have no control, then we are lost in a sea of hopelessness. Human suffering must be faced head on and we must find a solution for it. Jesus Christ is that solution. Join us for one of our weekend services. Together let’s start the process of God turning our hurt into healing.
Worship service times: Saturday: 6:00 pm, Sunday: 9:00 am & 10:30 am.
