MINISTER’S NOTE 29 JANUARY 2023
Society has taught us that we can make it in life through
power, accomplishments and wealth. This enhances the
idea that we are to be self-made, build up ourselves and
make a life. Many have attained positions of power,
wealth, and status. At the same time there are those in
lower-status positions. Such distinctions have no place
among the people of God.
In building an alternative community, Christ offers a different
way of being in community with God and with each
other. The Christ way gives meaning to our lives and connects
us to something bigger than ourselves. Christ invites
us to a loving relationship that shapes and forms our lives
and longings to be Christ-like. Through this relationship we
engage the world in a different way. We live with a vulnerable
and open heart which invites dependence on
God rather than self-reliance. God values our humility
more than our pride. In today’s world that sounds more
like weakness and foolishness. However, our effectiveness
does not de-pend on being or having people with all the
connections, power, or fortunes. God accomplishes his
purposes with ordinary people. The value of our work is
based on God’s gifts, not on our cre-dentials.
May we accept as Christ invites us to enter into the mystery
of God’s great love for those the world might consider
weak, unworthy, unwanted or foolish.
Blessings,
Vuyelwa.
“The foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and
the weakness of God is stronger than human
strength.” (1Corinthians 1: 25, NIV)