News from the front

A friend of mine, and an alum from my seminary, is rector of one of the Mississippi churches on the Gulf. The building is not there anymore; not any longer. Not damaged beyond repair, not demolished... gone. As are the homes of something like a third of the congregation. And he estimates that 90% of the remaining parishioners' homes are damaged. He posts about some of what they are experiencing here.

And yet...

"We will hold services Sunday," he says. "After that, I don't know. But this I do know - we will get through this and we will continue to be the church."

Amid the horror, my faith has new heroes.

Please, Lord Jesus, help us all, in whatever ways we are able, also continue to be the church.