Offering Life to Others

Offering Life to Others

(Pastor John Lohman)

Some years ago while vacationing and browsing in an antique shop in Canada, I discovered and purchased a copy of Rachel Carson’s fascinating book about the ocean entitled, The Sea Around Us.  Originally published in 1951, this book discusses the microscopic vegetable life of the sea which provides food for many of the ocean’s smallest creatures.  These plants drift thousands of miles wherever the currents carry them because they possess neither the power nor a will of their own to direct their destinies.  “Plankton” is what these little plants are called.  Plankton, a Greek term, means “wandering” or “drifting”.  

Sad to say, the term “plankton” could also be used to describe many people living in our world today. Many people living in our world, country, communities and neighborhoods appear to be drifting rather than living lives of meaning and purpose.

Fortunately, there is an answer to this predicament.  Christ came because the human race and history were both misdirected and needed to be redirected.  Christ is the answer to the problem of aimlessness.  He alone provides true meaning and a sense of purpose and direction that can get our lives, marriages and families back on track.  

As you know, these days we at Journey are doubling up our efforts to sponsor, schedule and support special events as a means of reaching out to offer the life of meaning and purpose that Christ provides.  

As we are building relationships with our co-workers, neighbors and other acquaintances, let us trust God to use us to invite someone to an event that could change his or her life forever.

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John Lohman

Pastor of Family Life and Counseling