God is Bigger

Disclaimer: This column was coming regardless of the elections’ outcomes.

To the relief of everyone, the 2024 election season is over. For some that spells elation, for others dejection; for everyone, relief.

Followers of Jesus Christ always look for the bigger picture, regardless. In the bigger picture, God is bigger: bigger than our greatest joys and bigger than our most stinging setbacks and pain. The Cross reminds us that there is a much larger drama unfolding in creation and the billions of years with God’s hand on its continuing unfolding. The crucifixion and the resurrection raise our sight lines above the temporal sadness and joys of our world. They remind us that God is redeeming ALL of God’s creation “in life, in death, in life beyond death,” as the liturgy says. We can trust that.

As the writer of Hebrews says, “Faith is the reality of what we hope for, the proof of what we don’t see” (Hebrews 11:1). God has always been steadfast in doing a new thing in our lives and the life of this planet. So, heads up everyone, and let’s get behind THAT agenda. See you tonight at our Service of Peace and Healing at 7 p.m. in our Chapel and on Sunday morning for worship in the Sanctuary.  

Breathe peace,