A LIGHT IN THE DARK How should we approach disasters in our communities? FMI Director Ted Vail reminds us that Christians are called to share God’s light in a dark world.
Ted Vail, director of Foursquare Missions International Even the smallest fragment of light can be seen in the dark. Victims of natural disasters can feel as though the lights have gone out. Shocked and disoriented, they stumble in the “dark,” searching for some sense of normalcy and anything that feels familiar. Disasters do not discriminate between race, class or age, and crisis can upset a person’s values and sense of meaning, raising issues of purpose and faith. What an opportunity we have as God’s light in the world to bring a message of hope into dark places ( Matt. 5:16 ). One of God’s greatest gifts is the perspective we have as believers in the face of suffering. Every tragedy is an opportunity for God to be glorified. Amid numerous disasters, let’s not let our hearts be hardened. Let’s pray that in the darkness, light would shine, and that in hopeless tragedy, the God of all hope would be known. This Week’s Prayer Focus [5 in 5] Personal Prayer 1. Pray God wo...