I've been thinking a lot about how difficult this journey of community has been for us and it lead to me to thinking about how it must feel to be a non-believer walking into church for the first time.
I have friends who aren't offended by Jesus as much as they are by people who call themselves Christians.If you've never listened to Casting Crowns before, they are a great band. Thinking about this topic brings to mind two of their songs, If We are the Body and Can Anybody Hear Her.
The first one has the following lines:
A traveler is far away from home
He sheds his coat
And quietly sinks into the back row
The weight of their judgmental glances
tells him that his chances
Are better out on the road
Jesus paid much too high a price
For us to pick and choose who should come
And we are the Body of Christ
The second the following:
Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?
Or does anybody even know she's going down today
Under the shadow of our steeple
With all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me
Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?
If judgment looms under every steeple
If lofty glances from lofty people
Can't see past her scarlet letter
And we've never even met her
If it's been awhile since you reached out to someone or if you've never reached out to someone I strongly encourage you to make it the most important thing on your to-do-list. There is nothing more important than sharing the love of Jesus.
When we become unapproachable or inclusive then we have lost sight of who He is.
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