I sure hope you have a local church family as awesome as mine. Facing a crisis without a loving extended family is like facing your surgeon during the centuries before anesthesia! I know that our church family will be grieving over this situation with Lynn as they gather for worship in the morning. So I have drafted a letter just to help them know that I understand their love and concern. Those of you who have joined this Facebook page should read yourselves into this letter as extended members of my faith family! And as my Pastor shares my letter with our church family, feel free to share this with your church family also. Because together we are all one extended faith family! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - It is impossible for me to put into words the overflowing love we feel in our hearts from you, our church family. I don’t need to detail the events of this past week that we have been experiencing here in our home. However I feel compelled to communicate to you, our beloved friends in Christ, so you may know how deeply I wish that I could respond to each and every one of you, in response to your questions, your concerns, and your desire to share your love towards Lynn and I, and our family. In brief: we all know that you share the pains we are in right now. I understand that you feel hollow inside because you want to come and demonstrate your love but are conflicted with not wanting to interfere or get in the way of our search for my cherished bride. It’s okay, I understand. We will each get our opportunity to embrace in due time. Thank you for tending to your prayers and giving us the freedom to focus on what has turned into a massive search. Many of you who are able-bodied have been here and I know will return as you can. Please be aware that those in the woods and fields, up and down the rough terrain, trudging through the thickets and briars, would be exhausting themselves in vain if it were not for the intercessory prayers of all of you who cannot sustain these demands on the ground searchers. This is why together we are God’s Family, and various members in particular. We each have our place in the church body and must give each other the grace to function in the manner in which the Lord has called us. Ultimately I ask that you each and every one pray that God be Glorified both in the midst of this perplexing mystery, and upon its conclusion. As we pray for Lynn, my head is not in the sand as we brace for the reality of where our search may lead. But my head is in a whirlwind as we struggle for direction and comprehension of the past six days. This is a time in which we MUST put our faith into action and trust in the Lord in some of the ways we have spent years talking about. Yes my tears are flowing, yes our hearts are rent, but our spiritual backbone must be employed as the Lord has prepared it. Yes, my selfish prayers are obvious as I am deeply in love with my bride. May God’s will be done, in the ways that He and only He receives the Glory! If you absolutely cannot wrap your head around this note, I only ask that you remain attentive to the remainder of this worship service. If you do not know Jesus as your personal Savior, or if you are struggling with allowing Him to take control of some area of your life as your Lord – please speak to one of our pastors or counselors before you leave this morning! For accurate details and how you might assist in our search please review the Facebook page “Find Lynn Messer”. In closing: For those of you who know Lynn best – you understand when I say that she is the strongest work horse on our farm. And, for those of you who know me best – you understand from Luke 14:5 that I only paraphrase Jesus’ figurative teaching, when I say that the only reason I am not with you in worship this morning is because “my ox is in a ditch”. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A little levity shows that I am not discouraged nor upset with the Lord. Faith in the Lord is what has sustained me in the past and only faith can sustain me now. As I pray for the safety and restoration of my wife, I trust in God to prove Himself just as He always has! BTW: If you share this with your church family, would you post on this site so we know how useful this facebook page is?
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 05:53:02 +0000
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