Watching television and listening to the radio, it can seem that good news is hard to find. Speculation, hope and statistics can quickly become (in the words of The Temptations) a ball of confusion. Or, as Whitney Houston repeatedly asked in song, Where do I go…who do I talk to…who do I lean on?

Let me posit a bit of perspective for us, followers of Christ. As I’ve often shared, if we can read, believe and apply the truth in just the first verse of the Bible, the rest (COVID-19 or anything else) is a piece of cake. This is not to ignore or downplay our very real concerns. Wonderfully, not only does God know who we are but where we are. And, as with Elijah, He meets us where we are and ministers to our humanity and spirit.

I’m encouraged by God’s word in general and strengthened by one verse in particular. It was written from the perspective of one that knew a thing or two because he’d seen a thing or two:

I once was young, now I’m a graybeard—
    not once have I seen an abandoned believer,
    or his kids out roaming the streets. (Psalm 37:25)

When the storms of life are threatening?
Who do I turn to when those winds of sorrow blow?
And is there a refuge in the time of tribulation?

I go to the rock
I know He’s able
I go to the rock

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Pastor Mark

Mark, the eighth of nine children born to Reuben and Henrietta Meeks—dedicated church planters with nearly 30 congregations established across California’s Central Valley—is a preacher's kid who grew up immersed in faith and service. With over forty years of experience teaching, discipling, and ministering to communities, including the hospitalized and incarcerated, Mark responded to God's call to pastoral ministry. He holds degrees in civil engineering and public administration, as well as a Master’s in Theology from Fuller Seminary, equipping him to serve with both practical insight and spiritual depth.