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Dear friends,

Caring for an aging parent whose health is failing makes a sobering analogy for the Christian life under the sovereign hand of God. Just as adult children honor father and mother through patient service amid decline, so believers walk the path of discipleship amid their own frailty and that of loved ones. The outward man perishes–bodies weaken, minds falter, strength ebbs–yet this is no accident of fate but part of the groaning creation “subjected to futility”.

The apostle Paul declares the theological reality: “Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day” (2 Corinthians 4:16). In the quiet acts of caregiving–administering medicine, offering presence, bearing sorrow–we learn dependence upon grace. These labors echo the lament of Psalm 13, where prolonged trial prompts the cry “How long?” yet resolves in trust in God’s mercy. Such seasons refine faith by the preserving grace of the Triune God.

The gospel anchors hope: Christ, who bore our infirmities, will “raise these mortal bodies.” Persevere in love. The same Lord who sustains a failing loved one sustains you, preparing both for inheritance imperishable. Fix your eyes on the eternal weight of glory. 

In Christ’s love,

Pastor Randy 

Join Us This Sunday

June 28, 2026 

Old Testament: Psalm 13

New Testament: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 

SERMON: “From Lament to Confident Praise”

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“If the reader has never yet found occasion to use the language of this brief ode, he will do so before long, if he be a man after the Lord’s own heart.” –Charles Haddon Spurgeon