"Sometimes we're so wrapped up in our vision of ourselves that the
reality of our life together becomes lost. We see empty pews and waning
energies, and we don't for a moment question our approach. It's not
that we've ossified worship, turning it into little more than an
involuntary liturgical spasm. It's not that we've "redefined worship"
to the point that all that is left is formless chaos. It's not that our
vision of God is so sharp and cold that it hurts to touch it, or so
diffuse that it is invisible to the naked eye. It's not that we are
organizationally incompetent, or that we strangle growth with layers of
bureaucratic folderol. It's that people just don't understand. They're not ready for our
genius or our passion. Or they're lazy and inadequately rigorous in
their faith. There are a thousand reasons, none of which have to do
with us or our vision of life together.
When our relationship with the reality of God's creation is broken, we can no longer realize what we have become."
- David Williams blogging as "Beloved Spear" (http://www.belovedspear.org/2013/01/first-church-of-lovelyloveville.html)
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