And the more I think about it, the more I think that we are about salvation. No, I'm not saying you all need to be saved from your sinful natures, hallelujah. I may have come to love Jesus, but I haven't embraced that particular doctrine. I'm not going to do an altar call this morning . It carries an implication of a movement towards wholeness, or completion.
Salvation is about becoming whole.
It is about that interplay of intimacy and ultimacy, about the fullness of being that we experience when we are connected both to each other and to a sense of meaning that is greater than any individual. I experience salvation here all the time. I find it in the compassion that you can feel in the room when people share their joys and concerns. I find it in the power of 200 voices raised in song. I find it in the service projects that give back to the community, and in the nourishment and friendship of circle dinners.