As we celebrate 150 years of Christian witness at
Museum Street Methodist Church, we are grateful for many things.
We stand with our feet firmly planted in the present but look back on a
vibrant history filled with stories of people
who developed and shared their God-given gifts in this place.
They are part of that "great cloud of witnesses" about which the author
of Hebrews writes so eloquently.
I often wonder what they would think of the challenges that face us in
the 21st Century.
We take a walk through our community and note a rich diversity of
cultures.
We see a rapidly changing landscape.
We worry about a fragile economy.
We pray for peace in a troubled world.
We reach out to the poor and
marginalised across the street and across the world.
We should be grateful for these challenges and for the firm foundation
our "cloud of witnesses" has built for us.
Most of all we should be grateful that Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
He will lead us forward.
Again I quote the author of Hebrews:
Let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to
Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith
......MH
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