by Marti Fischer
(For those who don’t feel “merry” yet)
’Twas the night after Thanksgiving, and all through the town,
The glitter shone upward while some hearts sank down.
The leftovers rested in dishes with care,
But a hush in my heart said, “I still need repair.”
At The Catch, prayer and counseling are not separate departments.
They are one living, breathing ministry — a spiritual triage center where people find covering, care, and Christ-centered strength the moment they reach out.
This is where heaven and humanity meet.
This is where lives are held.
This is where the broken come — and leave changed.
Below we fill you in briefly on our Prayer and Counseling Ministries.
There are moments in history when God’s people need more than information. They need a word — a steady, clarifying, Spirit-breathed word that cuts through the noise and reminds us:
God is Right on Time.
SO THAT WE MIGHT ALL OPERATE WITH OUR
Recognizing ‘congregations’ all over the world were going to outgrow current facilities, the founders of the Catch Ministry purchased acreage in cyberspace. Many wondered why they purchased property way out there. No one is scratching their head today. In September 2012, The Catch Ministry was incorporated as an international cyber-church to introduce the Gospel of Welcome — Grace Turned Outward — to Everyone, Everywhere.
We meant to send this yesterday. But remembrance isn’t bound to a calendar — it lives in the choices we make every day to honor courage, sacrifice, and love.
Today, we still pause.
Today, we still honor.
And today, we invite you to join us in remembering those who gave everything for our freedom.
Their legacy didn’t end on the battlefield — it ripples through time.
Through the silence left at dinner tables.
Through the ache in hearts that loved them.
Through those who came back with scars too deep to forget.
Through the freedom we walk in — often unaware of its cost.
Today, we will walk among the markers, speak their names, and offer a moment of reverence for each. Not out of duty, but gratitude. Because their sacrifice made a way for millions to know freedom, peace, and the chance to be loved.
To all who served — past and present — we feel the weight of your courage. And we honor it deeply.
Let’s redeem this day by living like it matters.
Smile at strangers.
Speak kindly.
Lead with respect.
Let your heart guide you.
May we stand together — united in memory, in gratitude, and in love — for those who served and those still serving.
Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes and let him see!” The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire. — 2 Kings 6:17
The servant of the prophet Elisha was deeply worried. The king of Aram was upset with Elisha because he was leaking information to the king of Israel about the whereabouts of his troops as the Holy Spirit gave him insight. One of Aram’s generals even said, “Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in the privacy of your bedroom!” (2 Kings 6:12)
Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows. — Isaiah 1:17
The Command We Can’t Ignore
Justice isn’t a suggestion. It’s not a bonus round for Christians with a heart for activism. It’s a command — direct from God, rooted in Scripture, and repeated across the prophets, the teachings of Jesus, and the life of the early Church.
Go, and say to this people, “Listen carefully, but do not understand; watch closely, but learn nothing.” — Isaiah 6:9
This is truly one of the strangest prophesies in the scriptures. It’s a prophecy that tells the people they’re not going to get it. Listen, but you won’t understand; watch, but don’t bother learning anything because you’re not going to.
“I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11
When God’s Word is hidden in your heart, it doesn’t lie dormant like a buried seed. It’s alive—growing, reaching, reshaping who you are from the inside out. It’s not about memorizing verses or collecting knowledge; it’s about internalizing truth until it begins to think and move through you.
If I warn the wicked, saying, “You will surely die,” and you do not speak to warn them… I will hold you accountable for their blood. — Ezekiel 3:18
I love this series in which Marti has selected a number of prophetic passages for us to study and write about. However this one I’ve been dreading. That’s because it smacks of legalism and a fear tactic that was used on me by eager youth pastors when I was growing up to try to get us in the youth group to witness to our friends. The picture was painted of us getting to heaven and having to face our friends on their way to hell crying out to us as they filed by to their doom, “Why didn’t you tell me?”
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