Benevolence

The community of believers must avoid being self-absorbed and seek to bring equity, justice and righteousness. Community is to have all things in common and seek opportunity to affect human suffereing with healing and restoration. Our worship is to be a lifestyle, not a song that we sing that makes us temporarily feel good and as soon as the feeling subsides, we forget what just happened. The lifestyle of worship is shown by a set-apartness and does not fit in, but rather is a catalyst for change.

A central aspect of the mission of the community of believers is to reach out to others, and in that reflect the heart and life of Yahweh's own reaching out to humanity. This is the central theme of our mission as a community. Unfortunately, too often we are caught up with the political correctness of the time, failing to lead by example. The community is out of touch with our narrative. We have somehow forgotten the story that has gotten us here. We accept the status quo and have forgotten the Resurrection - the source of power which has been exchanged for compromise. "Awake, oh sleeper and rise from the dead, and Messiah shall shine (make day dawn) upon you and give you light." (Ephesians 5:14, Amplified version) The community is, for the most part, asleep at the wheel and the shofar must sound from the watchmen. So many needs and so many opportunities, yet the missionaries - all of us - must develop a disposition to do good. This kind of benevolence or wishing well both inspires and brings about hope.