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We, The Church

 


I am musing about.....

We, The Church.


That little church. In the picture! Isn't it the cutest?

So the other day, I headed south from Kentland IN on route 41

Destination: Lafayette. Was on my way to help our youngest son and his wife pack up their cute little home as they prepared to move to Peoria (our time zone!) Yay! (We are thankful).

As I traversed the familiar route, I kept my eye out for a landmark that I had come to love. It always intrigued me and warmed my heart. After a ways....there it was! On my right! Oops! In....my rear view. I carefully pulled over, backed up and turned into the little drive. I wanted to get a picture as I knew I might not pass this way again for quite some time.

The WAYSIDE CHAPEL. The writing on the chapel said "DEDICATED TO THE SERVICE OF THE LORD".

Mmmm. I did not have time to research it. But I wondered. Who put it up? What is the story behind it?

I loved the name of it. The words indicating it's purpose.

And it made me think. About you and me. About each of us in the Family of God. About the "Big C Church".

Are we not all called to be "Wayside chapels"? To be completely "dedicated to the service of the Lord"?

Acts in the Bible, talks about "the Way". The Way of Jesus Christ. We are representing "The Way", along the way.

May we point others to Jesus as the steeple points upward.

May we uphold the cross, even as the pinnacle of the steeple of this little chapel.

May we be a safe place for others to land; a place where they can find encouragement in Jesus. May we be completely "dedicated to our Lord's service".

Where-ever God has us, we are strategically placed, by Him, for His service. 

We were blessed to be at a wedding reception recently where precious children sang a  beautiful song. It was a second marriage for both of the two dear souls who each had lost their first helpmates and whom the Lord had now brought together. They both had children serving the Lord in different places on the globe. How beautiful to hear those grandchildren, from a now  united family, raise their sweet voices and sing words to encourage us.......

We, The Church.


                                            


Lyrics to the song We Are The Church by Richard Avery and Donald Marsh

I am the church! You are the church!
We are the church together!
All who follow Jesus,
all around the world!
Yes, we are the church together!


                                                




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