relationships

Church has been about church these last couple Sundays, specifically about the essence of the church. Today we talked about how it's relational. Really, this is the foundation of it all. We're made for relationship. Some of my favorites from today (per Pastor Tim):

• God Himself is a community
• you never break any other commandment without breaking the first one (love the Lord your God)
• some people are wounded b/c they looked to the church to provide and/or be something only God can (no one is perfect, not one)
• we choose our friends but God chooses the church - you don't get to choose who your family is
• being relational is messy, costly, and NECESSARY

Really enjoying church and enjoying how it pertains pretty specifically to my life. Enjoying the learning process, even when it gets gross and ugly with the ones I love the most. Beauty from ashes and joy from pain.