Often we think about the church, especially a small church like ours, in terms of what we can't do. Fortunately, we aren't alone. We have several local partner churches in the North East Church Cluster (we'll worship together on Tuesday at 7:30 at St. Ambrose to start Holy Week). We also have the broader presbytery and especially Urban Presbyterians Together, so we don't have to do ministry alone. We are much stronger together, as the author of Ecclesiastes (traditionally, King Solomon) reminds us in today's reading.
God bless,
Sam
Ecclesiastes 4:7-12
7Again, I saw vanity under the sun: 8the
case of solitary individuals, without sons or brothers; yet there is no end to
all their toil, and their eyes are never satisfied with riches. “For whom am I
toiling,” they ask, “and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and
an unhappy business. 9Two are better than one, because they have a
good reward for their toil. 10For if they fall, one will lift up the
other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help.
11Again, if two lie together, they keep warm; but how can one keep
warm alone? 12And though one might prevail against another, two will
withstand one. A threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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