Stand on My Shoulders

I’m a 60-something woman from a traditional Christian background. So why am I supporting a cutting-edge ministry to 20-somethings? I desire to communicate with them, but I do so with difficulty. Culturally, socially and even spiritually, we speak with different accents, if not different languages.
To answer the question of my conviction of the need for Current Pictures, I have to go back to the beginning of my Christian pilgrimage. My parents, my Sunday school teachers and some wonderful leaders in my town opened their lives to me. They were examples. They challenged me. They expressed their belief that I could achieve anything God led me to do. They opened doors of opportunity.
In my 31-year career with a Christian publisher I again was mentored, challenged, picked up when I failed and provided opportunities to use my gifts in ways I would never have dreamed possible. As I moved from a young professional to a middle-aged one and older, I came to understand and appreciate the reality that the work I was doing was made possible by generations who had gone before. I literally stood on their shoulders, an inheritor of their rich legacy.
Now it is my turn to look to those younger than I who have a vision from God to reach out to their generation. Many, if not most, of that age group do not come from a faith background. Some have been scarred by encounters with churches and Christians. They have the same need for hope and good news that I did. They have incredible gifts and skills. Many are volunteering their services to make Current Pictures the success I believe God wants it to be.
And so I now gladly say, “Stand on my shoulders.” The lessons of the past, the realities of the present and the promise of the future can be our resources to join God where He is working with a generation that can change the world.
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--Linda Still