Rescue

I love the organisation 'To Write Love On Her Arms' - if you don't know who they are, check here.

They are beautiful. They bring hope and help to those suffering from depression and the effects of. They have seen broken people, and are in the business of mending.

"You need to know that rescue is possible, that freedom is possible, that God is still in the business of redemption. We're seeing it happen. We're seeing lives change as people get the help they need. People sitting across from a counselor for the first time. People stepping into treatment. In desperate moments, people calling a suicide hotline. We know that the first step to recovery is the hardest to take. We want to say here that it's worth it, that your life is worth fighting for, that it's possible to change."

In Church tonight, we talked about God's rescue plan for mankind. Like a mission. It made me think of God as a secret agent - working behind the scenes, never tiring because He wants us to be 'safe'.

Do we know that rescue is possible? That the things which hold us down and keep us back, don't have to stay there? Our chains can be removed? We can be free?

I love TWLOHA's visions, they sum up what Jesus people should be about. Sorry, what Jesus people NEED to be about:

"The vision is that community and hope and help would replace secrets and silence.
The vision is people putting down guns and blades and bottles.
The vision is that we can reduce the suicide rate in America and around the world.
The vision is that we would learn what it means to love our friends, and that we would love ourselves enough to get the help we need.
The vision is better endings. The vision is the restoration of broken families and broken relationships. The vision is people finding life, finding freedom, finding love. The vision is graduation, a Super Bowl, a wedding, a child, a sunrise. The vision is people becoming incredible parents, people breaking cycles, making change.
The vision is the possibility that your best days are ahead.
The vision is the possibility that we're more loved than we'll ever know.
The vision is hope, and hope is real.
You are not alone, and this is not the end of your story."