Faith

In church today, my partner preached on faith. The Good News of Jesus' truth, gospel, grace, faith, salvation and forgiveness surrounds the meaning of Faith. God had faith in His own sovereign goodness, plan and substance in the form of Jesus Christ a real man and the forthcoming Holy Spirit. Jesus had faith in his Father God's goodness, faithfulness, truth and righteousness that He was willing to die for the reconcilliation of every human who was alive at His time and forever after because He trusted the Father to resurrect Him and thus finish a plan for the salvation of all humanity if only they would trust, belief, have faith in the finished work of the bleeding, death, and resurrection of One Life for all Lives. I need faith today. I need it because I am an older pastor mentoring a younger one and trusting that Jesus will work us into a team who will help bring people into a new relationship with a God who 2,000 years ago acted with such foresight. Unless God builds the house.....etc, of course, but I hope in a tough neighborhood, God wants our fellowship to be a light on a corner of our little town. All of this is happening in the midst of a huge cultural war, a politico-religious war on a national and international scale. All of this is happening when members of the church are dying of cancer. Some are not handling money or their families well. People don't seem to be sleeping right. Kids seem aimless. I worry about money. My wife worries about our kids and grandkids. This is all real. This is all about faith.