Overcome.

Tears are streaming down my face tonight as I watch this video and am reminded of God's continuing faithfulness and grace.  It infuriates me to hear of all of the church "catastrophes" going on - pastors having affairs, the Catholic church fiasco, the entire Ted Haggard ordeal (whom I love and admire greatly), Ray Boltz announcing he is homosexual, Mike Guglielmucci's big lie... I could go on and on all night.  My heart breaks for these people that are so broken and empty that they have to live their life so full of deceit.  Yet at the same time it infuriates me to see these things happening.  I am constantly reminding myself that they are human and just as prone to sin as anyone else.  So why does it hurt so much more to watch these things happen?  To witness "yet another" affair, another homosexual, another lie.  Because they are our role-models?  Because they are our leaders?  God, have mercy on us all.

I ran across this video tonight on Ross Parsley's facebook, and had tears streaming down my face.  Through it all... through the pain, the shame, the hard times... We will overcome.  I am honored to have known these guys, served alongside them in ministry, and have been apart of this church community. 

We WILL overcome... by the blood of the lamb, and the word of our testimony.



Here's the song if you want to hear the entire thing: