tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post5145756803403887177..comments2024-03-29T07:47:50.494-04:00Comments on Lion Lamb Blog -- David Mundy: All in a DayDavid Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701933935604438349noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-55174631502043522752008-11-11T08:33:00.000-05:002008-11-11T08:33:00.000-05:00In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is wi...In life, in death, <BR/>in life beyond death, <BR/>God is with us, <BR/>we are not alone.David Mundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701933935604438349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-31234937540726386172008-11-10T22:10:00.000-05:002008-11-10T22:10:00.000-05:00I find that the one time our church draws a crowd ...I find that the one time our church draws a crowd is for a funeral. Maybe that is because of our rural setting. No matter the age of the one who has died, our church is full. It's the only time I know that I will need to print extra bulletins.<BR/><BR/>It's also one of those rare times when churched and unchurched come together. We live in a community in which there is no funeral home, so most of the funerals happen within the church. I find it to be an opportunity for the church to be supportive of those in their community who are hurting.Deborah Laforethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11580304659548204008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-20335539570799553282008-11-10T10:23:00.000-05:002008-11-10T10:23:00.000-05:00When I enter a church my first thought is "We are ...When I enter a church my first thought is "We are not alone." It means to me that God is with us, but really what it means is more obvious. God is with us through each other. I read somewhere a story about a hermit who lived alone with his piety, and though I can't remember the whole of it, the ending pointed towards the revelation that piety without others isn't possible. We really can't enter into a relationship with God without entering into relationship with those who He created. To attempt this is to attempt to live AS God, as opposed to FOR God. That to me is the "why" we gather as God's people. Because not to would be to pass Him by. It may be possible to gather in places other than a church, if this is where you are in life, but gather we must.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com