Part of what I hope to do through this blog is to share some great quotes that I find, such as this one:
“If God had perceived that our greatest need was economic, he would have sent an economist. If he had perceived that our greatest need was entertainment, he would have sent us a comedian or an artist. If God had perceived that our greatest need was political stability, he would have sent us a politician. If he had perceived that our greatest need was health, he would have sent us a doctor. But he perceived that our greatest need involved our sin, our alienation from him, our profound rebellion, our death; and he sent us a Savior.”
- D.A. Carson, A Call to Spiritual Reformation
That's an important quote for our work as a church here in an urban setting, in Washington, DC. Because so many of the other needs are so immediate, but if you listen and learn about how it these physical needs came to be thus, there are always spiritual needs.
ReplyDeleteCandy, I hope this photo brightens your day. Here's the link:
http://home.comcast.net/~vermontwedding/pwpimages/Connie/connie1575.jpg