Day 8- Church Day

Sundays! Hmmmm the things that good novels are made of.
You've got lovers and haters. People who come to fix depression. People who come to share happiness. You have both, hard workers and lazy lookers. You've got laughter that will make you cry and criers who will make you weep. Good talkers, bad listeners, life changers & people who's lives have been changed.
I am always amazed at the diversity that a Sunday brings. And I choose to believe that we are the baggage that we carry. Baggage from past churches, other lives, family, jobs, hurts & joys. They all tint the color of the glasses that we see through. Sometimes our baggage fuels us for Christ and sometimes it is the wall between us and Christ. Regardless of who we are, our past defines us.

When I look around on a Sunday morning I see many types of people. All of whom I am thankful for.

• I am thankful for those who have found who they are in Christ and are living it out. They are passionate and joyful about the life the they have been called into. They are the few.
• I am thankful for the lay leaders who balance Monday-Saturday life with church. They are the dedicated who give to the church without asking for anything in return. They are the devout.
• I am thankful for the quiet. The are the ones who have not yet found their voice in church and who may never. Who come to observe and to listen and to pray. They are the silent worriers who fight for us on their knees.
• I am thankful for the healed. They are the ones that were broken by illness, addictions, or life and who now stand tall and tell all. They are the proud.
• I am thankful for the broken. They are the lost who are searching for something to fill a void in their souls. The ones who are shackled by the world and who desperately need to accept the forgiveness of Christ. They are our reason.

Thank you God for each person that I have the privilege of serving along side of on a Sunday morning. Thank you God for allowing us to minister to the broken and to celebrate along side of the healed. Thank you for the worriers that are on their knees for the ministry at Soul Discovery. God may we always see your people through your eyes, with your love and with your purpose.