Church Family Update - March 24, 2020

A Devotional Thought for Today: 

I’ve been thinking about Rudyard Kipling’s poem called, “The Law for the Wolves.” There’s a well-known line that says, For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.

Rudyard Kipling wasn’t a religious man but that’s almost good theology. It is true that our church consists of a lot of amazing individuals and that each one of us gains strength from the whole. That’s what fellowship is all about and in that sense the strength of the church is in the individuals and the strength of the individuals is in the church. 

We need each other and by God’s grace we have each other. That’s a blessing. 

But if I were to rewrite Kipling’s poem, I would emphasize that ultimately, the strength of the church is in Christ. With that in mind, here’s the Ebenezer version of Kipling’s “The Law for the Wolves:”

The Strength of Ebenezer

Now this is the Law of Ebenezer—even when things look black;

The strength of our church is Christ; Christ is the strength of our pack.

When the canola glows yellow in the field, and the farmer has filled his sack

The strength of our church is Christ, and Christ is the strength of our pack.

Of dairies, tractors and babies, this church has no lack

But the strength of our church is Christ; Christ is the strength of our pack

We pray for each other daily, this week we’re praying for J. Taek

But the strength of our church is Christ; Christ is the strength of our pack

We are teachers, nurses, farmers, and Pete even works on the tarmac

But the strength of our church is Christ; Christ is the strength of our pack

We’ve got a quirky pastor who sometimes we just want to smack

But the strength of our church is Christ; Christ is the strength of our pack

Okay, I could seriously keep going and include everyone in this little poem but I don’t think anyone wants that. Maybe some of you could add your own lines and email them to me (that’s a challenge!) 

My point here is to say that we are blessed to have each other. We can and should find strength and encouragement in one another. But ultimately, together we find our strength in Christ. He’s the one who’s holding us together. 

Be blessed today. 

You are loved.

Pastor Jason