Something Beautiful, Something Good

It is always fascinating to consider the variety of perspectives shared by those who constitute a local congregation of Christians. There are usually a considerable diversity of ages and age-related milestones occurring in the lives of those people. And each person uniquely brings an ever changing variety of life experiences to share from and to offer in relationship. The beauty of this complexity is the unity shared in Christ. It is Christ who brings us together, who unites our hearts, who provides for our best understanding of God’s will and way. It is Christ who has joined with us in our humanity to lead us to our divinely inspired calling as children of God. In Christ we discover our best selves, our best opportunities, and our best gifts to share. I am so very thankful for the church, because it reminds me that in the midst of my own weakness and imperfections there is a Savior who brings me to share in a community of hope a way of promise and joy that allows life to be lived in expectation and celebration. That is a gift I can never repay, but for which I will always be joyously receptive. It is the love of God. That love is what sustains the church. That love is what sustains each of those who share the experience of grace through faith in Jesus.