We are free in Christ to meet when it is most expedient for the congregation and the mission field, rather than when it is most comfortable for us personally. In short, we are free humbly to join one another in the stable and make the feed trough our bed, to serve one another in the love of our Savior, to be harmless as doves, wise as owls and always willing to learn. Five years ago, we turned a major corner in our journey toward Christ. In some ways it seems long ago, in other ways so recent. Our income drastically fell.
Some members still sit on the fence, some to the left, some to the right.
Others attend worship services only sporadically, neither contributing to nor benefiting from regular fellowship. But time cannot stand still. We can reminisce about and reflect on our journey, but our gaze must not stay there. We must move on, for our journey is not yet done. We know where we were five years ago.