Dear VCC Community, As I was sitting in silence this morning I struggled to still my mind. The challenges of life was flooding me with thoughts of how confused life has become. Virtually all of the institutions and organizations that had served as guides, sources of information, protection and wisdom seem to have been captured by an agenda that is not about serving the truth or God.
The words of Rudyard Kipling came to mind - If you can keep
your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools: We are experiencing a very challenging time in the history of humanity. We are being tested daily to declare where we stand and what we stand for. As challenging as
this is, I also find this a very exciting time. When else have we been called to serve humanity in such a grand way. Have no doubt that our purpose at this time is significant. Stand tall. Shine your light. Embrace this time. Ted |