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Minister's Minute: Fellow travellers on the road

Recently I found myself in a most vulnerable position! The muscles in my lower back went “crunch” and that was it … for at least two weeks.
Elizabeth Northcott
Elizabeth Northcott

Recently I found myself in a most vulnerable position! The muscles in my lower back went “crunch” and that was it … for at least two weeks. I became very slow in my movements and I realized, once again, how vulnerable we humans are and how quickly our world can change.

I was blessed to receive the help and prayers of my community who gathered to support and wait patiently for healing to take place.

Every one of us recognizes that life holds many unforeseen events. These life-changing times can be joyous or traumatic and they can come upon us slowly or suddenly, but wherever our life journey takes us, there are fellow travellers on the road.

The prophet Isaiah found himself agonizing over the destruction of his beloved city of Jerusalem. He wept as the children of God found themselves in a vulnerable place. Isaiah cried out for restoration and renewal for the people. Most of all he remembered God’s love that would never abandon them. “Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are the potter, we are all the work of your hand.” (Isaiah 64:8)

We are all God’s beloved children. We are also like the potter’s vase, fragile and beautiful in God’s eyes. But in those unexpected moments when you feel most vulnerable, don’t forget there is a community that upholds you in prayer and service.

Reach out in this dark season and find Christ’s light that shines, especially in those vulnerable moments of your life.