Hello Church,
Sometimes unconditional love is a 2-way street.
I was shown a flyer for our Breakfast With Santa event on Dec. 21st. It was on a red paper with the date and time and a place for RSVP-ing. It had a picture of a little Santa on it too. This red flyer was printed out and handed out to the kids at Holly Hill Elementary. But here is the cool thing....
Emmanuel didn't make the flyer....
As it turns out, Holly Hill made the flyer and took the initiative to pass it out to the kids. The info I received was that 'they wanted to help us out'.
This is affirmation in my mind. Taking risks and spending energy making connections to those outside the church can be worth it. There are those in the world who recognize and appreciate unconditional love. And, wow, how awesome it is when such love is reciprocated.
Now it is Holly Hill who is helping us do what we do.... not just us helping Holly Hill do what they do.
I hope you recognize the significance of this and the ramifications it has on how the church looks upon its work and ministries. I also hope you are able to dream ahead as to what it could look like as unconditional love could multiply with multiple relationships among multiple organizations.
I want to see this effort grow, expand, multiply. I want to watch as the fruit of the work ripens into the growth of the church. It takes time and diligence and patience... but oh so worth it.
God is Good,
Pastor Joe
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