Sunday morning our church had an 'open communion', in which people were encouraged to share with others in the church family before communion.
I was blown away by not only seeing what others in the church family are going through, but also encouraged to continue on the journey with Christ with diligence...
'We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 1:2-4).
It was also neat to see people respond with love, encouragement, forgiveness, and reconciliation. It made me also realize, however, how superficial we can be with other people, people that we have spent perhaps decades with on a once a week basis.
At the heart of it is simply being real with the people around us that love us and not pretending that life is easy and that we don't have occasional struggles with issues, people, church, ministry, and sometimes, ourselves.
Reality Church (vs. TV) is my new theme...stop the facade, stop playing church, and let's really get into each others lives in an effort to spur one another on and grow in our relationship with Christ together...
Grace & Peace
PLW
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