miners rescued

Can you imagine. Trapped a half a mile underground for over 60 days. For the first 13 days, no one on the surface knows that you are alive. Then, a rescue plan begins. You wait and wait, as your friends above work on a plan to save you. Then the day comes and you are hoisted up a shaft to freedom. As you near the top, you can hear the cheering of the people. You emerge into the clean air and your family is there to embrace you. They are crying. So are you. You are saved.

One of the miners said, "they gave us our lives back."

And so, in this world, there are people that live in darkness. Some of them know it, others don't. Some have lived this way their entire life and don't know that there is another life, above in the light. But since we care about them, we look for a way. A way to find them, a way to help them. A way to lead them into the light of God's love. And when they find it, they sing a brand new song, amazing grace. That is what the church does. They give people their lives back.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.