I love September. The smell of footy finals is in the air and as a lifelong Tigers fan I thought we’d never win a premiership in my adult lifetime, but in 2017 the seemingly impossible happened and we actually won one! Two more flags have since followed, and this has brought no end of joy to my Richmond crazy family. But for all the thrills of winning the ultimate prize, there’s still the sense of needing to win “just one more” to make us truly happy.
I believe true contentment and happiness can’t be found in these types of victories – there has to be something more to life. To be told there is no God, our earth is going to run out, don’t leave home et cetera, et cetera, is taking its toll on many of us and I’ve found many in our community are searching for deeper meaning. Of course, I’m totally biased, but in my opinion, this true deeper meaning is best found in a God who loves us so much that He sent His son Jesus to rescue us from ourselves, and provide hope and meaning to our earthly existence, ultimately spending forever with him in eternity.
Suddenly it’s more than just September that brings joy.
God bless,
Jeremy Rensford, chair, Shepparton Ministers’ Association
