What is Church Cont’d

I am learning to stay in the lobby…

As I am pursuing my beliefs in regards to Church, an epiphany arose within my mind.  If the church is what I think it is, that means I am supposed to think of myself as part of a body, right?  In terms of where I am in the body, or the office of the Boss man running said building, a picture forms within my mind.

 Imagine if you will, a hostess.  Preferably, you will imagine an elegant southern bell type, charming and delicately demure… but I will settle for the lady with the baseball cap and walking shoes.  When your mind enters said Church, this hostess(me) belongs inside the lobby in order to greet you and perhaps assist in directions to where you wish to go… she does not need her own office for private sessions of deep inspired directions, no!  She desires to remain in the lobby, ensuring that you get to where you were headed.

This hostess takes great joy in her role within the lobby, looking forward to seeing what life blossoms there, from day to day.  She takes pleasure in the cleaning and maintenance of her environment, happily refilling the bowl of refreshments, resting upon a small table within the lobby.  There is a lantern resting atop the tables surface, casting a warm and gentle glow throughout the room.  This light is always on and never requires anything in order to burn… it simply remains on, and in fact never even flickers!  If this light is always on, then my mind says that the bowl of refreshments does the same, right?  I will believe that this is true, and go further to say that it is possible then, that her presence within the lobby is not necessary for the One who placed her there, but for the visitors that she encounters in His service…

I am in no way saying that my search is over yet, in fact I am in deep study still, but I thought you may have wanted an update.  I will keep you posted, but for now I must get back at it!  Psalm 51, if you were curious…