The Body of Christ

I really had not made the connection until this morning, which shows how well my brain is functioning at 6 am, but…

 

This week in Reconciling Journey the meditations have been on The Body of Christ aka the church.  A couple of days ago it asked the question “What are your expectations of the church?” which I mentioned yesterday.  Today it was on how we are all still part of the body whether we are present or not.  We are part of the body even if we chose to not be in a particular congregation for whatever reason.  It has certainly reminded me why I crave to be part of a congregation, but still leaves me wandering if I am in the right one.

 

Once I told people why I was not at church they were eager to know more about the situation, which was both annoying and relieving at the same time.  And some offered to help, but I am still somewhat stuck on my expectation that the church would have cared to find out what was going on with me prior to me finally breaking down and telling them.  Four months is a long time to be away and no one show any concern and I wander if I had not said something if they would have just let me disappear into oblivion.

 

Today’s meditation was on what decision we make when the church has let us down.  We have a few options and I am still wavering on mine.