Always With You!
"And lo, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age."
Matthew 28: 20
It started in 1989 with a TV commercial from a medical
alert company that sold a pendant that could contact
emergency responders.
An elderly woman was seen speaking into her pendant:
“I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!” That line made its way in
to the cultural conversation: T-shirts, television sitcoms,
and music throughout the 1990s.
As much as the phrase was parodied, it nonetheless conveyed
a serious message: That there is a risk to
living the solitary life.
Solomon wrote when someone falls, his friend
can help him up.
“But woe to him who is alone when he falls” (Ecclesiastes 4:10).
It's a reminder of the power and value of living in community with
others, even if just one other. Living the solitary life is not God’s
design for humanity. Thankfully, even if we
find ourselves alone,
we know that Jesus is always with us. He told His disciples,
“I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Marriage, friendships, relationships, groups, congregations—
all are ideal ways to live amongst friends. But start with Jesus.
He is committed to be with you always.
"There is no better proof of friendship
than to help our friends with their burdens."
Augustine
