Over the past few days we have seen here Paul’s greetings to assistants, co-workers and other saints Romans 16Only some of them were highlighted. All of these people are “in Christ,” and so they are new creations, as Paul puts it in our subject verse, 2 Corinthians 5:17.
In our reading today Paul highlights three women who are hard workers for Jesus Christ. Paul tells us nothing about their work, only that they adopted it as part of their service to Jesus.
Maybe you know such people. I do. In my work as a consultant to church leaders, I have often seen council presidents step into challenging conversations, meet with angry church members, and provide calm leadership in tense council meetings. Many of them have told me that when they were first called to the office they never thought that they could manage such situations. But there they are, armed with God-given knowledge, humility and perseverance, doing the hard work to the best of their ability.
Let us give thanks to God for these people, and for all the new creations we know, whose life and hard work are signs that they are “in Christ”, pointing to the new creation.
