defenition of church
Church is about people sharing life and God.
I want to give some examples of church life, of what I believe that church is really like and how I experience church life.
What is church? Church is:
1) Asking my son to stay home from school, buy some donuts and go up to the mountains.
To sit on the grass and talk and then mention how nice it would be to see some cows.
And God, deciding to join the fun...brings a cholita (bolivian sheperd) with her cows!
2) My neighbor and her son (catholics) with my sons, sitting around the dinning room table,
hearing me explain the word of God.
God deciding to join the fun touches their hearts.
3) Going to the small store across my house, talking with the owner about her plants,
cats, dogs, boys, husband and mom.
Holding her hand to pray.
God decides to join in and holds hands with us.
4) A scared young woman. A telephone call. Her walking in to my living room.
sitting on the couch. It is cold so I bring a blanket for her. I wrap her in the blanket.
Pass a kleenex and hold her in my arms.
God joins in and covers us with His blanket of love.
5) An old aged lonely neighbor. Not many friends. Hard to get along with at times.
Stopping by her house now and then. Encouraging her to plant some flowers.
Laughing as she looks at them bloom. And afterwars having to stop by often just to see
what new plants have grown.
I silently watch God smile with joy, to see this little one- not so alone anymore.
6) "I am pregnant, do not know what to do" she is single, she is young.
Encouraging words of love and care. Mothering her until her baby is born.
God the proud Father of both standing close to them and thanking me for my care.
7) Me standing in the street watching the rainbow. Two little girls walking up and we start
talking. What is the rainbow? They want to know. I tell them about the light refraction and all,
and then add the story of Noah, and Jesus... They smile.
God smiles. I smile.
8) A young bravehearted man, asking me out for a cup of coffee. And after a while sharing a
most special moment that He had had with God. The kind of thing that is a treasure, and
can´t be shared over a microphone.
9) A young woman's birthday. A small group gathering to celebrate. My obedience to God,
making her a crown of flowers, to put on her head. A prophetic word.
Her joy. God's joy. My joy.
10) Having lunch with a young man from India. He has prepared it with so much love.
His deep eyes. He doesn't speak much with his mouth, but his eyes are seethrough.
He is thirsty for God. My sons asking questions about the lunch. This man, making room
into my own heart. And becoming my son. All of this happens quietly.
The man's silence, God's silence, my silence...all joined.
11) A daughter giving me a pearl necklace on my birthday. We have spoken of pearls many
times before, we have spoken and shared the pain of gaining experience in our own lives.
She puts the necklace on my neck gently.
She claps, God claps....I blush.
12) Taking the pain of planting flowers. Caring for them with great indefinite care until they are
big enough to give away. Then hearing that it got broken by the dog. And not really caring,
because our love is so strong.
God being the provider of such love.
CHURCH IS ABOUT PEOPLE SHARING LIFE AND GOD
I want to give some examples of church life, of what I believe that church is really like and how I experience church life.
What is church? Church is:
1) Asking my son to stay home from school, buy some donuts and go up to the mountains.
To sit on the grass and talk and then mention how nice it would be to see some cows.
And God, deciding to join the fun...brings a cholita (bolivian sheperd) with her cows!
2) My neighbor and her son (catholics) with my sons, sitting around the dinning room table,
hearing me explain the word of God.
God deciding to join the fun touches their hearts.
3) Going to the small store across my house, talking with the owner about her plants,
cats, dogs, boys, husband and mom.
Holding her hand to pray.
God decides to join in and holds hands with us.
4) A scared young woman. A telephone call. Her walking in to my living room.
sitting on the couch. It is cold so I bring a blanket for her. I wrap her in the blanket.
Pass a kleenex and hold her in my arms.
God joins in and covers us with His blanket of love.
5) An old aged lonely neighbor. Not many friends. Hard to get along with at times.
Stopping by her house now and then. Encouraging her to plant some flowers.
Laughing as she looks at them bloom. And afterwars having to stop by often just to see
what new plants have grown.
I silently watch God smile with joy, to see this little one- not so alone anymore.
6) "I am pregnant, do not know what to do" she is single, she is young.
Encouraging words of love and care. Mothering her until her baby is born.
God the proud Father of both standing close to them and thanking me for my care.
7) Me standing in the street watching the rainbow. Two little girls walking up and we start
talking. What is the rainbow? They want to know. I tell them about the light refraction and all,
and then add the story of Noah, and Jesus... They smile.
God smiles. I smile.
8) A young bravehearted man, asking me out for a cup of coffee. And after a while sharing a
most special moment that He had had with God. The kind of thing that is a treasure, and
can´t be shared over a microphone.
9) A young woman's birthday. A small group gathering to celebrate. My obedience to God,
making her a crown of flowers, to put on her head. A prophetic word.
Her joy. God's joy. My joy.
10) Having lunch with a young man from India. He has prepared it with so much love.
His deep eyes. He doesn't speak much with his mouth, but his eyes are seethrough.
He is thirsty for God. My sons asking questions about the lunch. This man, making room
into my own heart. And becoming my son. All of this happens quietly.
The man's silence, God's silence, my silence...all joined.
11) A daughter giving me a pearl necklace on my birthday. We have spoken of pearls many
times before, we have spoken and shared the pain of gaining experience in our own lives.
She puts the necklace on my neck gently.
She claps, God claps....I blush.
12) Taking the pain of planting flowers. Caring for them with great indefinite care until they are
big enough to give away. Then hearing that it got broken by the dog. And not really caring,
because our love is so strong.
God being the provider of such love.
CHURCH IS ABOUT PEOPLE SHARING LIFE AND GOD
posted by thisfool @ 8:56 AM
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