The body of Christ:

-starts washing dishes for a week-end retreat, when the dishwasher breaks down
-prays for struggling souls who are being pounded on by the enemy
-gets up at the crack of dawn to serve breakfast to people they have never met, but who are
on the same spiritual journey
-gets blankets for those who are cold
-cries with those who cry
-laughs when lightness is needed
-cleans toilets and showers
-runs out for needed supplies at the last minute
-brings home-baked goodies to show that "extra touch of love"
-lights a thousand candles to enhance a time of worship'

....the list could go on an on. The one thing I know is that I see the body of Christ at work when these week-end retreats occur. Oh what a difference we would make in the lives of each other and the lives of those who are skeptical about Jesus if we would love like this all the time. I guarantee that the "church" would not be seen as irrelevant or as a scary political movement. It would be seen as the place where people can be real, can experience mercy, grace, and love, and where true love through service is demonstrated, and the path up is really the path down (ie the way we grow closer to the almighty is when we acknowledge and act in our weakness...

God help us to take divine moments like these and let you turn them into something more...to be the community and family you meant for us to be...to your glory!