You see, Sundays, I am not at church. Actually, it has become quite a rare occasion that I will actually attend church on a Sunday. The startling conclusion I have come to is this: church does not have to happen on Sundays.
Granted, Ben and I are in the process of finding a new "home church" if you will. However, I really believe that we've (as Followers of Jesus Christ) have forgotten what it means to be THE CHURCH.
You may say, or think, "Wow this girl is very immature in her walk with the Lord if she is just realizing that the church is not a building," and part of that may be true, I still have so much to learn. However, the point I am trying to make is that being The Church is a lesson we never really cease to be taught.
Upon leaving my previous "home church," a building that presides in Corona, Ca. A few friends and I began to "do Church" at a local park where homeless people live. I figured if the homeless people couldn't get to a church, THE CHURCH will go to the Homeless. After all, Jesus never said to bring people to Church but He commanded THE CHURCH to go to the people. Amen? With that being said, friends would ask me where I attended church. When I would respond with "Well I don't have a "church" per-say." This response was generally followed with looks of absolute astonish meant and questions regarding why I "left the Faith".
"Church" in Greek is the word "ekklesia" which refers to an assembly or "ones who were called out." That is what it was understood to be in Biblical times. So where did our perception of THE CHURCH go wrong? Honestly, I have no idea. One thing I do know is that The Church. TC, if you will. Is a living, breathing organism. It functions in pristine condition. It moves where it is commanded to, directly by a Supreme Being who sees all, knows all, and IS ALL.
So please, excuse the lie as the Lord is really teaching His church how to be just that, The Church.
1 Corinthians 12:16
"So that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it."
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