The Flying Geese
I was driving towards home one day, when the sun was low in the sky, setting it all on fire with beautiful colors of pink, red, purple and blue. I was mezmerized by the beauty before me. Then it happened. A huge flock of geese came from no where, squawking and honking and making a lot of noise. They landed a short way from the house in the bean feild, where I could barely make out the tops of their heads. I was completely amazed at the thoughts running through my head.
They are such a family. Such a group of geese, flyng, eating, stopping and protecting one another. It doesn’t matter what is happening, they are all about their group. When one lands, they all land. They turn, they fly higher, they fly lower. When one calls out, the others answer. They land on the water together, they take off together. Always in sync with the others, protecting the flock.
Oh how I wish the Church was this way. Can you imagine it? Having a group who loves you unconditionally, turning left and right whenever you need them to? Flying high with you when things are awesome, then sticking around when you are flying low? Loving you when the water rises, and watering you when the desert appears. The church forgets whats it like to be like Jesus sometimes. We forget what its like to be a flock. His flock. We get caught up in money problems, people problems, curriculum and leadership issues. We spend way too much time talkng about doing something than we do actually doing the something. We like to read about Jesus and how He served, yet we don’t make the time to serve. We spend time judging harshly those who make decisions that are not within our “box”, yet we never ask them how we can be of assistance, how can we help you during this time?
I love being a Christian woman. I long for relationships with other Christians which are healthy, unconditional, loving and worthy of Him. I want the conversations to be healthy, the help to be helpful and the love to be genuine. I want to serve, and I want to bring about a change for my Christian family . I feel very empowered when I read everything good that happens when people come together in Christs name. I want to fly high with you, and help you spread your wings when you fly low. I want to be a voice in this community that lifts you up, and helps to recognize the truth of being human- we can change our attitudes and be more like Christ- we just have to make the choice.
Yes, and yes, to all you long for, Angie. No wonder Jesus prayed for our unity before he left this earth. The church, I believe, is where the enemy wants to attack us most. But, I love that we can hold up our shields of faith together, to form a barrier against these attacks.