Three Star Night

1 Colossians 1:15-23

He is the image of  the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

When we don't understand what we can't see: Christ is the image of the invisible
When we feel worthless: Christ is the One through whom we were made
When we feel purposeless: Christ is the one for whom we were made
When our world is falling apart: Christ holds all things together
When we feel far from God: In Christ dwells the fullness of God
When we are at war: Christ makes peace
When we were dead: Christ died to give us life
When we are sinful: Christ presents us holy
When we are filled with shame: Christ declares us above reproach
When we are buffeted by lies: Christ is our stable and steadfast rock
When we are discouraged and dismayed: Christ gives us hope