Dear Mosaic Family,

Over the last two months we’ve been putting an extra emphasis on prayer.  Wednesday night, May 20, I was really encouraged by how many people showed up to seek the Lord and listen regarding the years ahead.  We are inspired by the instructions we’re hearing, but ONE theme stands out above all the rest.  God is calling us to Himself, to know Him, to abide in Him daily.  Everything else will flow out of that relationship.

This quote from John Eldredge captures the call we’re hearing:

“We take folks through a discipleship program whereby they master any number of Christian precepts and miss the most important thing of all, the very thing for which we were created: intimacy with God. There are, after all, those troubling words Jesus spoke to those who were doing all the “right” things: “Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you’” (Matt. 7:23). Knowing God. That’s the point. 

You might recall the old proverb: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” The same holds true here. Teach a man a rule and you help him solve a problem; teach a man to walk with God and you help him solve the rest of his life. Truth be told, you couldn’t master enough principles to see yourself safely through this Story. There are too many surprises, ambiguities, exceptions to the rule. Things are hard at work—is it time to make a move? What has God called you to do with your life? Things are hard at home—is this just a phase your son is going through, or should you be more concerned? You can’t seem to shake this depression—is it medical or something darker? What does the future hold for you—and how should you respond? 

Only by walking with God can we hope to find the path that leads to life. That is what it means to be a disciple. After all—aren’t we “followers of Christ”? Then by all means, let’s actually follow him. Not ideas about him. Not just his principles. Him.” 

(Waking the Dead , 96–97)

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In the year ahead, we commit our hearts to do just that!  Please keep Christ and His words of guidance before you as we work through our budget process in the June.  The most important question:  Are we obeying Him in everything we do?  That’s how we measure success.

In His Love,

(Pastor) Don Riling

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