Living a success-obsessed life can lead us to forget that ultimately it is neither about us nor up to us, it is about God, who is creator, sustainer and redeemer of this cosmos.
It is our job to partner with God’s work however we can discern it. If the cross of Jesus Christ, and the wounds that the Risen Christ showed to those disciples in that upper room teach us nothing else, it teaches us that success will not always look like success, and victory may often come disguised as defeat.
The question isn’t whether we will be successful, but whether we will be faithful.
— Rev. Dr. Jo Hudson - “There Is A Fire In The Auditorium”
