"to all those lost souls who have forgotten to believe in the immensity of love"

Just A Thought

I was asked this week about whether i knew if someone was going to church.  It struck me that this question is asked so often.  I responded by saying that the person now attends bedside baptist, which is true.. (oh bedside baptist i so enjoy your worship services).  Seriously though when the person understood what i meant (and it did take awhile -- for those who haven't caught on bedside baptist's worship service includes a pillow and a blanket), they had this kinda 'oh... that person is so lost look on their face'.  It got me thinking about when i was away at church did people give me that look.  Then i thought more about why we ask if a person is going to church and then we decide to pray that they go back to church.  If church only happens on sunday somethings wrong, because maybe our concept of church is a building... and that's just whack.  Church is suppose to be the fellowship or a community of Christ followers.  To me if your asking me if i've seen this person, then maybe there's a reason they aren't going to church, because maybe church (as the institution/building/structure) isn't doing what Church should be.  Maybe rather than asking, we should pick up the phone, grab a coffee, dinner, wings and beer and bring Church to people we miss.  Maybe before we ask if someone else has seen another person, we start being Church.  Just a thought.

posted by SilQ @ 2:48 AM