invested

a discussion yesterday brought this thought to mind. people come and go. new stuff comes about. things evolve. good and bad. stuff like this happens all the time and everywhere.

when it comes to church what is it that keeps you coming versus going? what is it that makes all the changes, all the new faces, all the new stuff seem not so big of a deal? if you are connected in other areas of the church you may know this answer, but it is more than just being involved. it is, I feel, being invested in the people that we walk with... when we open ourselves to others and invite them to do the same something very good, very powerful happens and all of the sudden you appreciate the new stuff, you welcome the evolution, new faces are seen as invitations, the bad becomes not so bad and the good just keeps getting better...

Peace,
Lion's Den Man