Since 2026 began things have been different at Bethesda. And while I know that you were tempted to read that as a statement of judgment, it is instead simply a statement of fact. For God has been with us in a very personal way--a way that we have needed. I have been greatly blessed by the ministry of the church and I am thankful for how God has moved in this body of believers.
As I think about how things have changed in 2026, I am impacted by the very location that I am sitting in right now: the sanctuary.
I’m sitting here waiting for the children of the daycare to come and visit with me as we have our weekly chapel session. It is one of the highlights of my week. We will laugh together, they will challenge me, and together we will find the Lord, in this place. I have a lesson planned (a series of questions that will lead them to the Tower of Babel). But just because I have planned something to talk about with these children, does not mean that this is where the Lord will lead our conversation. I have learned that when God shows up you let God take the wheel.
But back to place.
As I said, I am in the sanctuary. It is the place where I have witnessed the church Being the Church. We have mourned together in here. We’ve celebrated in this space. We have encouraged one another in the sanctuary. And together we have wondered where is God calling us forward in the New Year. This is sacred work and work that I take very seriously.
And so today as I write to you, I wonder about your placement with the Lord today? I wonder where you are right now as you think about how God is with you because the place matters where you encounter the Lord. The place where you find the Lord is important.
As I sit here in silence, looking out into the worship space, waiting for the children who will arrive momentarily, I wonder…. Well, that’s something that God and I will talk together alone…
But I wonder what do you and God talk about in the places that God takes you each day? I hope that as you spend time with the Lord tomorrow, or perhaps later today, you could answer the question as I have. For the place that you encounter the Lord is important as well.
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