The world is groaning in pain, both the natural world and our social world. How do we understand what is going on? What can we do in response? I find guidance and encouragement in Romans 8:22-27, where the apostle hears the groans of creation as labor pains as a new world struggles to be born and proclaims the good news that God’s Spirit is there to help us in our weakness! We each have a part to play, but it is not all up to us. We can’t do it alone, but we have help. May God grant us faith, courage, and wisdom for the living of these days. To listen to Pastor Ernie’s message, click on the title “LABORING TO BE BORN”