A Beautiful Mess

I am re-reading a book my best friend gave me called A Beautiful Mess. I love it. Basically, it is about our Kingdom signifying those exact words. The book talks a lot about the art of "beauty pushing through brokenness." I think this phrase itself represents Aliquippa to the utmost. Within all the brokenness that men, women, and children have in this community, beauty is slowly but surely making its appearance . . . to stay.

When I say beauty is pushing through brokenness, I think of the three individuals who just came to faith in the last couple months; I think about how God is providing a group of people from Aliquippa the opportunity to go and serve the individuals of Africa this Spring; I think about a once homeless, addicted, prostitute transforming into a beautiful, confident woman; I think about our youth fighting the temptations of the street in order to serve the Lord; I think about men in the drug dealing business being restored as men who fear a Perfect King; I think about a community that sees itself as hopeless, seeking, finding, and experiencing the hope of Christ.

My trust is in a King, which reigns over a Kingdom that cannot be shaken. May we all expect and be oh so thankful for the Power that is able to revolutionize a life. Amen and Amen.

Love Deeply