Seasons of Life - Issue 2/2024

Start Small, Start Real

 

In this issue, we continue with the 2024 church theme, Radical Hospitality. What

does it mean to be a church that extends welcome to all? What is it like to love and

serve like Jesus? How radical must acts of hospitality be to count for something?

How can I serve when I’m so busy with work and family commitments?

 

We attempt to answer these questions with the important reminder that we are all

recipients of God’s radical hospitality and grace through Jesus Christ. The article

Understanding Good Works explains how we are all saved by grace for good works

(Eph 2:8-10). Truly, when our lives have been touched by God’s great love, we feel

compelled to share this love with others through our words and actions.

 

Every one of us can be a blessing where we are; we can start small. One article

describes small and practical things some SJSMers do, like keeping a room vacant

to host anyone in need of a temporary place of rest or inviting migrant workers

home for a meal. A mother with a special needs child recounts the impact children

and teens in both Junior Church and Heartbeat have on her child’s life by simply

befriending her and being intentionally inclusive. A former foreign domestic worker

shares how she saw the love of God in her employers’ care for her and how it

changed her life. Small Actions, Great Impact, as one article in this issue is aptly

titled.

 

It also brings to my mind this quote by Mother Teresa:

“Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love.”

 

May the articles in this issue inspire you to know that whatever season of life you

find yourself in, you can be God’s blessing to many. He is the One who motivates,

sustains and brings about everlasting fruit for His Name’s sake.

 

Yeo Hem Joo

On behalf of the SOL Editorial Team