But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus... For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill. Indeed he was ill, and almost died... to spare me sorrow upon sorrow... I may have less anxiety...
Philippians 2:25-30 NIV
There's a long passage about Epaphroditus, but it's the emotions that struck me...
Homesick
Distressed
Sick
Almost died
Sorrowful
Anxious
The heroes of the faith don't have it all together all the time. They're just like us.
And the same for our church leaders, pastors, worship leaders, missionaries...they need our support, prayer, contact, love, they need to know we're on their team when all is good and when it's tough.
Just like us
Who can you & I support today?
#sendsomelove
#onyourteam
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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