Answering God – Day 22
Marriage is hard work. Yet, its benefits enrich the whole community so the church must nurture and cherish all those who have chosen to give themselves away to each other in a covenant love
Marriage is hard work. Yet, its benefits enrich the whole community so the church must nurture and cherish all those who have chosen to give themselves away to each other in a covenant love
Children are made in the image of God from before their birth and should be cherished. listened to, and encouraged to grow in church without fear of neglect or abuse
We cannot build a community of love and forgiveness wherein we tend each others wounds and carry each others frailties and carry grudges at the same time.
As churches deny their congregations communion wine to help restrict the spread of Corona Virus we may leave worship feeling a little empty. However it is the empty hungry thirsty Christians who can most easily bring the Good News to others
Some Church meetings require us to listen more deeply (and for longer) than others. Not everyone will find themselves called to sit on Synods and Assemblies but all of use have a responsibility to understand their business and pray for their work
It may seem that the work of the Gospel may only go forward with the presence of a plethora of meetings.
Just because they are necessary it doesn’t mean that they have to be evil
We try to hide the fact that we are all a little bit broken but God has a way of finding us out and then it is only in the Church that we can find healing.
Wherever and however we worship we must be careful to not miss meeting God – being good stewards of corporate silence is one way to help us listen better.
We should not be surprised to discover that the fingerprints of our Creator are seen in all of nature and science and art. Yet we are too often loathe to seek God outside of the familiarity of our own faith community
We have nothing to loose and much to gain when we choose to work alongside people of other faiths fro the common good