The focus at All Saints Church in these weeks following the holidays has been on missions work. In keeping with that theme we had Craig Mathison give a talk on Corinthians on Sunday. Craig and his wife Dana are model missionaries, having answered the call to Europe as newlyweds and spending the next three decades in the field. The Mathisons began attending All Saints about 6 years ago, and their impact has been tremendous. We have gone from being a church body who liked the idea of missions to a church committed to missions in every sense.
Missionaries are conduits for God. The healing of this world will come through the people of God. Every person on Earth has been invited to participate in this healing, but the message has not yet been delivered to all of the people who God wants to involve. The Mathisons took this message with them to places like Spain, Romania, and Macedonia. There they strengthened their understanding of it, honed their godly skills and approach to community, and then they brought those talents to All Saints and to Seattle.
I was honored and a little intimidated when Craig mentioned me by name during his sermon to the congregation. If I am a good servant, it is only because I am following the example of people like him and Dana; people who have heard all of the sales pitches from the one-million sources of distraction in our nation and have instead chosen to stake their joy and peace, happiness and legacy on the promise and commission of Jesus Christ.
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