Good morning Five Points family, and grace and peace to you all in the precious and powerful name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! You all continue to be in our prayers as, by grace, we fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, during these days when our lives have undergone tremendous change. Our Governor issued a 3 week Stay Home, Stay Safe order that began on March 24 and ends on April 13. The elders met online for prayer and discussion last evening on the executive order, and Five Points will continue to abide by the spirit of the government's order and extend our suspension of in-person gatherings at Five Points and our ministries through April 13. I say spirit because churches are exempt from the order, but the State has requested compliance. An article at the Gospel Coalition posted yesterday summarizes our position well: "Churches should remain closed until the government deems it safe. Opening too early isn’t an act of pious defiance against an unjust or irrational panic; on the contrary, waiting is a reasonable act of obedience and an act of love for our neighbors." As the State hasn't mandated, but rather requested our participation in the executive order and, so far, we believe their requests to be reasonable. Yet our ultimate trust isn't in our leaders, but in God, who will work everything, even events that have yet to unfold, for the good of those who love Him. We cheerfully join the our community in mitigating the spread of the virus and encourage you to do the same, all while witnessing to the glories of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ.