Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Church Family

Today was Sunday - the day I gathered with my Church family to celebrate the God that we love, worship, and serve. What an honour! To be with the people that I am going to spend eternity with, people who have stood by me when I've been through hard times, who have prayed for me when I've been ill or facing difficulties. Brothers and sisters who have reminded me that God is my strength when I have none of my own and people who have allowed me to be me and encouraged me to grow.  

What a difference to the family I was born into - whom I love dearly by the way, but its funny how they hang onto the mistakes I made and just can't seem to get past them,  how their slightly condescending air towards my love for the Lord makes it difficult to share the joy I feel in knowing Him.  

However, that's not what I started writing about - this is a celebration of the chance that God gave me to be part of another family, where He took me out of a place of isolation and placed me with people who were strangers but who now hold special places in my heart. I think that this is how God wants the Church, the body of Christ to be - united, loving each other, supporting each other through each others trials, helping those that stumble or stray and bring them lovingly back. Thank you Lord for both families that You gave me, help me to reflect Your love to both.