What is your story of what it is to be “Blessed to be church”?
It might look and sound different to mine, but I pray you can look back and see the blessing of the Lord of the church on your own life, and in our common life, both in your local worshipping community, and in our District of the LCA.
It is easy to be critical of the church. We are fallen human beings. There is plenty of ammunition to fire and we do shoot ourselves in the foot a lot, but I hope you see yourselves as blessed to be, and to belong to God’s church.
• Blessed to be embraced by God’s forgiving love in Jesus
• Blessed to be baptised into his “forever family”
• Blessed to sit at his table together
• Blessed to look forward to heaven together
• Blessed not to have to worry about past sins, and blessed not to worry about our final destination
