This Really Happened — Andrew Forrest

Today is our final reading in Ephesians, and it might seem at first that the final few lines of the letter aren’t very interesting:

Ephesians 6:21-24
21 Tychicus, the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing. 22 I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are,and that he may encourage you.
23 Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

But, I think these closing lines from Paul are actually fascinating, because they remind us that this is a real letter, written to real people, that this stuff actually happened!

Something about the mention of Tychicus is really moving to me—an ordinary person like you and me who got caught up in the amazing events that resulted from the Resurrection of Jesus.

The passing mention of that name is a good reminder to me today:

All this stuff really happened!