Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. -Psalm 84:10
It is so peaceful being in the church sanctuary alone. Whether serving on altar guild, coming for reunion early or taking a few moments before I begin work, I always find water for my thirsting soul.
Then there are the times when the building is just humming with activity… So full that we search for any nook or cranny to put another group.
Whether empty or overflowing there is a living, breathing quality to our church building. I remember once when my sister, Lisa was visiting. She came to see me at work so I gave her a tour of the church. She remarked that it feels like a place people want to be.
Could it be the echoes of heartfelt praise to our God?… the smiles and laughter shared within its walls nearly every day?… the repentant tears and impassioned prayer requests offered by those in need of God's touch?… or the simple knowledge that when God's presence is hard to sense anywhere else, we can count on knowing he is among us at Holy Cross.
I know God is with us wherever we go, but there is a special sense of his presence at Holy Cross that gives the brick and mortar a life all its own. I'm sure the same is true of worship buildings around the world.
Holy Father,
Thank you for the opportunity and freedom to go to church whenever I want to be there. Amen.
Joys: waiting for Cecelia's visit today; rain without the scary winds and lightning; a lazy Saturday morning
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