Getting Ready for Church

This morning my alarm went off and my mind immediately went to our service today.  I am excited about today.  I got up and did my usual morning routine and I got dressed.  I didn't get dressed as usual though.  Today, I found some dirty jeans and my boots.  I got my stuff together.  Today, my backpack was replaced with a wheelbarrow.  I got my ladder, my hedge trimmers and any tools I could gather up - I don't have many.  Today is a different kind of Sunday...but should it be?

Our community has weathered a tough storm - Hurricane Ike.  Today there are still people without power and with trees broken tattering their yards.  Our church is gathering to go out today.  We are taking our own small steps in helping some folks begin to put things back together.  As a church, we have established margin in our "church schedule" by only gathering two times a month.  This allows for some unique opportunities on the Sundays we don't gather at the YMCA.  For the next few months, those opportunities will probably consist of going out and helping our neighbors clean up.  However, other opportunities might include having a picnic with our neighbors, or going camping together.  It might be coming together in our living room to open the Bible together.  It might be any number of things.

Today, however, I am excited about 'being the church' as we move out and get dirty and sweaty and reach out into our neighborhood.  It's fun to be the Church @ the Springs!