Being a part of the church can be one of the most difficult experiences ever…
and one of the most rewarding.
The church is a place of accountability and of encouragement, of ministry and of receiving ministry.
It is a wonderful thing to live life within the church.
This week, I’m thankful…
…for the church that gives faithful wounds (Proverbs 27:6)
…for the church who binds my wounds (Psalm 147:2-3)
…for the church that meets corporately and worships the one God with me (Psalm 34:3)
…for the church that is obedient and practices church discipline (Matthew 18:15-17)
…for the church that mutually encourages one another as we hang out together (Romans 1:12)
…for the church that approaches me after church (the service) to discuss me teaching their daughters to sew
…for the church that comes to my house, where I am delighted to teach them to sew
…for the church that I belong to here in Columbus
…and for the church I belong to made up of Lincolnites, Oregonians, Missourians, Virginians…Chinese, Albanians, and Nigerians…the church universal with which I am connected
Thank you, Lord, for this seventh-day creation: Your church. And thank You for incorporating me into this creation. I am so blessed, so honored, so overwhelmed to be a part of something so big, so momentous that it could only be a work of God.
Thank you for the church.
Beautiful! I like that you point out that the church both gives and binds wounds. I think if more people realized that, they would find reason to be thankful for it!