A Legacy of Faith
Sometimes we move through our lives with such a fluid motion that we fail to realize the significant contributions that others make to our spiritual and emotional development.
This past Sunday at the Journey, we slowed down to take a look at the contributions that have been made by a group of people who are more than twice my own age. Sunday was a monument of sorts. It was intended to honor five senior citizens who have lived their lives that God might be glorified through their faithfulness.
Our Sunday morning worship service included a time when we honored these five who supported me as I led a painful but necessary transition here at the Journey. They endured much as we moved from the old irrelevant church form to the gospel driven form that we now see. As a result this new form has enabled us to become more relevant and authentic in our faith which has allowed us to share the gospel with those who were previously un-reached.
After the worship service, we had a dinner in their honor and sang happy birthday to the oldest of our group who is turning 90 years old. Our worship band turned a poem that she had written in 1938 into a punk-rock styled song that shook the place. It was an amazing day.
The present and future of the Journey is the legacy of these seniors. They have sought to live the remainder of their lives to ensure that un-reached people might come into relationship with Jesus through our gospel community. This past Sunday a congregation of mainly 20 somethings said a collective “thank you” for the sacrifices of this group. May the legacy of the Journey be faithful to the legacy left to us by this group who have sought to live their lives for the Glory of God.
Oneal Morris, Lola Morris, Ellen Moreland, Sherri Ritchie (not pictured June Price)
The Journey crew... or a at least a big part
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