No Lone Rangers

As a child, I loved the Lone Ranger. I would listen to his "Hi-Ho Silver," first on our clunky radio, later on our new TV. He was a great "Ranger," but mostly "Lone." Of course there was Tonto to help, but the focus was on the LONE Ranger.We're captivated by singular Superheroes and Jesus, the SUPER Superhero, fits that description as He lives, dies, and rises again. But His "loneness" stops there. On Pentecost, the Spirit descends on a community of believers who carry out Jesus' ministry into the world. It's called "Church," and Paul reminds us in Ephesians that all join together "as each part does its work."Praise God as we extend Jesus' love and compassion into the world. There are no Lone Rangers in the church!