I am about to embarrass myself. My running playlist includes Extreme Ways, the Jason Bourne theme song! When the song comes on however, it does remind me of something important… that I am not Jason Bourne! Even though for those few minutes I pretend I am. I run a faster split, but when the song finishes I seem to slow down significantly, and realise my humanity. For a while the slowdown was too much, because the song that followed was Easy by Faith no More. As that song played I just wanted to sip on a latte at the local café!

It's amazing how music can affect our moods. I can do the superhuman, or relax without a care in world in response to a song. Yet we know that it’s a momentary mood not necessarily based on dependable truths. However, there are songs that are emotive, motivating but also based on a foundation of truth. They are called Psalms. Lyrics and tunes written to real life travels. Perhaps among my favourites is Psalm 121. It’s for the seasons in life when everything seems like an uphill climb. So we play this track and are reminded of where our help comes from. 

I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

I pray this song would lift your spirits if you are reading this because it's true. The Creator is our Helper. He is able to keep us from slipping. He watches over us. He keeps us from harm when the pressures on, and when our mind plays tricks on us. He watches over our coming and going now and forever. Now that’s a song worth adding to our playlist for life. 

As a church we have heard stories of God’s help come this week. 

• Frank is sharing in the service about God’s help through surgery and the power of prayer.

• Henry shared how the youth camp grew to the exact number they prayed for. 

• God provided the church with a $36,946 offering last week significantly decreasing our budget deficit. 

• God is calling more people to pray, volunteer and serve on teams, which is helping us strengthen our ministries to people. 

If you are like me, you need God’s help right now in something. I am praying God would help our pastoral team and ministries to people by calling another pastor. Maybe you need God’s provision, or to breakthrough a wall in the way of his promises. Well put on Psalm 121 this week, and I am confident you will find the words to be true in your experience. 

I find it so encouraging that while we study prayer, and more people are joining in prayer than we have seen in a long time, the help of heaven is coming in greater waves. God is

our Helper, but he loves to bring that help through a praying church. Praise God.

Marty.