The subject line of the email jumped out at me: “Your Ride with Jesus on October 15”. Yes, I rode with Jesus on October 15, but don’t I ride with him every day??
I have my Savior to thank for the voluntary sacrifice He made for my spiritual liberty. Let’s together also thank those He has used to provide for our physical freedom.
Then, may we demonstrate Provision, Protection, and Presence for these dear ones on an ongoing basis, in creative and selfless ways – by flourishing in our faith, growing in love for one another, with all humility and without fear, facilitating unity within the body of Christ...
No work of art is more beautiful, more valuable, more irreplaceable, than the twenty-third psalm. David’s great psalm employs the simplest of images—that of a shepherd and his sheep—and assures of the greatest of truths—that God is forever present with his people.
In the Presence Point shepherd leadership model, the Leader’s Shield, we’ve defined Presence as, “at hand; physically and/or emotionally available and engaged”.