We can repeat this story several times in our congregation. Unless it chooses to be. When individual people or churches believe that they are important and powerful, and effective they will act accordingly. Take ten minutes some day and make a list of all the things we do in the name of Christ. Maybe we need to do this in Board Meeting some time.
Most churches accomplish far more than they give themselves credit for.
Even underachieving congregations can target an attainable task and gain confidence in accomplishing it. The good news for the church in Psalm 30 is the change that is described when God turned the Psalmist s mourning into dancing. There is good news for the soul cries almost all night. The good news of change in Psalm 30 is for people who seek redirection and change so that they might be faithful to the one true God. Late one night, some say before the disciples ever saw Jesus raised from the dead, the disciples went fishing.