Jesus in the Community

"But You ,O LORD, are a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter of my head."

~Psalms 3:3

 



 

I got off work on Friday and drove myself to a retail store to pick up a skirt for Sabbath service the next day. The weather had become increasingly warm and the only skirts that I had available were for fall and winter. So I drove into the parking lot and noticed a small, but focused crowd surrounded around a car that had been driven over the side of a steep curb and was now trapped. The driver, an elderly women sat there looking with disbelief and embarrassment; while the focused crowd, mostly men, studied how they were going to free this car with minimal or no damage.

 

I parked my car, my back facing the crowd, and begin to think of the selflessness of these men. These community of men making themselves available to assist a person in distress. I looked back at them through my side back window thinking, "that's Jesus." Jesus took the time out to assist many in need, many in distress. Here He was now doing it again, through these selfless men. Jesus, the community builder and healer. Jesus, always focused and always deliberate.

 

Those men with clothes undone and sweat blinding their eyes, got the car over the hump-together. They all burst out in shouts of jubilee, giving each other high five's for a job well done. They even went as far as checking underneath the car to be sure nothing was knocked loose or damaged. The women shook each of their hands and I am pretty sure began thanking God in her heart, that He showed up through community.

 

We are the hands and feet of Jesus, so the community of believers are now saying. Together we make a difference. Together we get cars over humps, feed the poor, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, defend the innocent. We are the community and Jesus is in us changing our lives and the lives around us. Jesus is in the Community and we are that community.

 

Father, thank You for Jesus. Jesus who taught us how to make ourselves available so that we could make a difference in our communities. There are many who are in distress, many who are looking for You. You know the needs better than we, so we praise You for leading us and guiding us, and opening up our eyes to these endless opportunities to serve in love. Forgive us for every oppourtunity we ignored, and we confess there has been many times this has happened. Forgive us for judging without knowledge. Father, make us more like Your Son. Place us where Jesus is-in the community. In Jesus name, Amen.

 

  

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