I am sitting in a gathering of Teaching Elders and Ruling Elders of the Midwest Presbytery. When we gather I am astounded by the humility, kindness, and respect of the people around me. What a joy to be a part of a connectional system where we press into relationship.
There are difficult issues that have to be dealt with. We examine candidates for minister of the gospel. We argue. We pray. We worship. We celebrate.
We are a community together pursuing the King and his kingdom.
And in an odd sort of way, the sheer commonness of "us" at these meetings, regular people working church life out together, gives me a glimpse of the kind of God we have - to be quite O.K. with who and what we are without forfeiting even one iota of His majesty. In fact, increasing it by engaging us in His purposes. Like, HOW did He do that?
ReplyDeleteTotally agree man. It's amazing when you consider how God uses flawed people in such amazing ways. He consistently leaves me mouth agape.
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