Being Relational

Lately I've been thinking about the many different way people are investing in the life of our growing community of faith. It's heartening because in the midst of the challenges there is a sense of the presence of God among us. Is it easy? Not really but the work itself is rewarding. When I came the words below written by Jürgen Moltmann in Hope for the Church, I couldn't help but thinking about all that has been happening among us. Moltmann wrote, “The local congregation is the future of the Church. God as love…can only be witnessed to and experienced in a congregation small enough for members to know each other and accept each other as they are accepted by Christ. The gospel of Christ crucified for us puts an end to religion as power and opens up the possibility of experiencing God in the context of genuine community as the God of love.” (as quoted in God’s Missionary People by Charles Van Engen, 31-32) Seems like I'm seeing evidence of that happening among us and it makes me smile!