Every week on Sunday we will be posting a new set of reflection questions based on themes and areas of our lives that are important to look at on a deeper level. We hope this is a chance to take some time to look inward, to process, to ask intentional questions about your life and bring those reflections to God, asking him to show us what is going well and what might need to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fifth area of life we are going to reflect on is\u00a0church<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why Church: <\/strong>Church with a capital \u201cC\u201d is the corporate body of believers around the world.\u00a0 Church with a lowercase \u201cc\u201d is the specific community I worship God with at any given time.\u00a0 The church is meant to be a reflection of the Church in a tangible way, a fellowship of believers coming together to encourage one another in the life God has given all of us on the earth in the here and now.\u00a0 The Church and church, however, are imperfect places of imperfect people reflecting and sharing the love of God as best we can, however far we fall short.\u00a0 Taking time to reflect on our experience of church, why we go, what we do there, what we receive and what we give to others, can help the Church move closer to a true reflection of God\u2019s love and what he hopes we as his hands and feet can do in this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reflection: <\/strong>Here are some reflection questions to help you work through this topic.\u00a0 Feel free to answer all of them or just some, and if you\u2019re not sure of the answer, try journaling about why you\u2019re not sure of it\u2026it may just help you figure it out!\u00a0 If you\u2019re an extrovert or a verbal processor, try going through these questions with a friend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pray with me: <\/strong>God thank you for the body of believers here in this world.\u00a0 Help me see my role and my part in this body, both as one that is cared for by it and also cares for it in return.\u00a0 Give us wisdom and direction as your church to do your will in this world, loving others as you have loved us.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bonus:<\/strong> If you make it through the thematic list of journaling prompts this week and would like some more general ones to guide you, try some of these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every week on Sunday we will be posting a new set of reflection questions based on themes and areas of our lives that are important to look at on a deeper level. We hope this is a chance to take some time to look inward, to process, to ask intentional questions about your life and … Continue reading Lent 2024 | Week 5: CHURCH<\/span> \n
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