The Sanctuary

On Sunday our house church met on the patio of Starbuck's near Costco. It was fun, different and challenging. Personally, I enjoyed it. It is certainly a different sanctuary. It made me appreciate all the more the the joy of meeting with the house church in our cozy living room, the peacefulness of Sunday mornings at other churches I've been to, the sweet intimacy of time with Jesus in my own easy chair early in the morning.

Interestingly, it made me realize that that atmosphere is where many Americans live their entire lives. Work, home, school, recreation -- it's all busy, noisy, confusing, congested. There is no place in the lives of many people where there is quiet, healthy solitude, peace, rest, the Presence of God. How blessed we are to know and experience such things! That reminds me why we went there in the first place! It's not about US! It's about JESUS! He, too, got out among the noisy, pushy crowds. We tried to ignore them this past Sunday. He engaged with them. I pray that our future visits to Starbucks will be different.