When I was doing traditional ministry, a lot of effort went into make sure things went smoothly on Sunday. If someone didn’t show up who had a role to play…lots of STRESS!!
This morning, about a half dozen things didn’t go according to plan. This was almost to the point of ridiculousness…and we even had visitors present…and my soul was 100% at peace!
Why is that?
Because those I gather with are my spiritual family and we love each other deeply. No one is looking for mess ups or mistakes. There will be no complaints in my texts or emails today or this week about what happened.
What we did notice was that life was still shared, the Spirit still moved and that we grew deeper in our faith, our time in prayer was moving and even a bit tearful as we pleaded to God for various needs. It turns out that you don’t have to have the plan execute perfectly for the most important things to happen!
Does the Sunday gathering stress you? If so, why?
