Chruch

You probably would have guessed this already, but I love church. I even like some of the buildings. When I see the body of Christ the church acting like the Body of Christ I am always filled with hope. One of the best witnesses to Christ happens when the church, the people of God, treat one another in a Christian fashion. We can see wrong behavior everywhere around us in the world. We find people greedily grabbing things for themselves, and people hurting others at every turn. It is not hard to find examples of people abusing power and position for their own purposes, but we hope not to see the same in the church. Today I felt the pain of Christian brothers and sisters who stood by their principles knowing they were in a slim minority in the meeting. I had been in that position many times in the past when I was the one in the minority. Today however I felt no spirit of anger or hatred in the room aimed at that small minority. I even saw clear acts of compassion. The church may never, until we stand before Christ in His heavenly kingdom, agree about everything and even some important things, but we are still commanded to treat one another with love, respect and dignity. To me that would show the world the real church. That church could change the world. Can we find enough Christ in our hearts to live as the real church forever? I hope so, but maybe I'm just a Christian dreamer.