Different Parts...One body

I love my church.  Under Vision and Values for my church it says:

"We see...A church where people feel like they can belong before they believe and believe before they behave. We also see a body with too much brown to be called a white church, and too much Hispanic to be called a black church; with too many kids to be called an old church, and too many wise ones to be called a young church - a church that models the variety of God's kingdom. "

I love it!

I am part of a Micro church (small group) which also falls into that description.  We are a bunch of women in ALL stages of life who come together for one purpose...to love on our God and love on each other.

In just a few months I have had the pleasure of seeing this group of women transform from co-workers to friends and I do dare say even family.  I have seen us reach out to each other for support as well as rejoice with each other over wonderful things Lord has blessed us with.  I have seen people go from complaining to praying, from hopeless to faithful.  I have seen someone completely new in the faith light up like a child at the same time that someone who has known God for decades is re-discovering His love.

Some of us are loud (yes, I would fit into that group), some of us are quiet.  Some of us are crafty, some of us drop our jaws when we see their creativity.  Some of us can cook, ALL of us can EAT.  Some of us are single, others married, others divorced.  Some of us have toddlers, others, teenagers, others adult children, others are grandparents.  We range in ages from 18 to...I better not say.

Al of us were designed by the same creator.  All of us are loved.  All of us were made to love Him and love each other.

I am blessed to have the chance to do life, not only with these women but with all the people who God allows me to interact with.

We all bring something unique to the table, we complete each other.  We can laugh at each other's jokes.  Hold each other up when we feel like we may fall.  Encourage each other when we are trying to accomplish something.  Stop each other when we are about to make a mistake.  But in the mix...Jesus should always be our center, our focus, our guide.

The decisions we make affect not only our own lives, but the lives of those who we do life with.  Whose life are you touching?  Which direction are you pointing them toward?  What would Jesus say about that?

"Things that make you go Hmmmm....."