In an abundance of caution...

"In an abundance of caution..." Aren't you tired of hearing that phrase? Aren't you tired of getting emails from every company that has ever had your email telling you their response to the coronavirus? Yes, thank you, Quilting Barn in Manchester, Kentucky. I don't know how you got my email but I'm glad you have a plan. Well, in an abundance of caution, Christ Fellowship will meet as usual for Bible study tonight (Thursday at 7 pm) but we are going to work out a God-inspired, church-led, biblical and loving (not fear-driven) plan for how we go forward as a church. 

If you would like to be part of that conversation, I hope you can be here and participate. Here are the caveats. We have quite a few older members of our church and others that might be at high risk for contracting and spreading a virus with terrible consequences. What ever we decide to do, please be mindful that many people right now are leery of the usual hugging and handshaking that goes on when our family meets together. It's not that we don't love each other as much as we used to. It just means we are using wise caution when we just smile and wave at each other and respect each other's personal space from now on.

Also, if you consider yourself to be high-risk, it may be wise not to participate in person. That is up to you. But going forward, we will use social media more and more, videoing our Sunday morning service as always and keeping in touch via Facebook, Twitter, email and text. If you know somebody in our church that doesn't do any of these things, please let me know so I can make other arrangements to keep them informed.

Lastly, I want to say again that now is the time to not just talk about having faith but to actually live it. The church is not at 1301 N Main St. You are the church and the world is watching to see how you respond to this crisis. Habakkuk chapter three is a powerful passage you probably haven't read in a while but is very timely. But there are a couple of verses towards the end that say, "Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, ¹⁸yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior." Rejoice, church! God is all-knowing, all-powerful, all-loving and He is in control of this and He loves you! What do you have to worry about? Todd