reopening

I see many Christians talking these days about when their church will "reopen." And I can't help but wonder how many churches will have missed the opportunity to be more open now than ever before. That is to say: now that the doors of the building are shut, we have the chance to be truly open. If the church is not open now, reconvening church services will accomplish little. It’s possible for the doors of the building to be open but the hearts of the people to be closed; sadly, that is too often the case. Sadly, churches are often open only to themselves—and closed off to others.

When the building is in lockdown, the Spirit of God does not relent inviting the church to be open to new ways of living and blessing others. Church: put less mental energy into planning your future “reopening” and more into imagining how you can be open right here, right now…more open than ever before.

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reopening

reflections by troy cady

Art: “Holy Union” by Simon András