The nine thesis articulated in previous blogs are the promise of the community gathered in Christ’s name.
Of course not everyone experiences all of this when they participate in the life of the church. They come with low expectations rather than anticipating meeting Christ and their expectations are fulfilled. How often do we come to church wondering if we will hear a good sermon or wondering if the children will behave or wishing that we were someplace else?
Although it is God who comes to us, it is quite possible that the noise in our heads and the barrenness of our soul permit us to ignore that which is going on in our midst. The task of ministry, the ministry of the whole people of God, is to help the members of the church to discern the Word which is expressed in the life of the body. We need to enable people to become articulate about what is already taking place in the church.
I will explore this in future blogs but it is worthy of reflection how you see the church enabling each other to perceive the divine reality all around them.
