spiritual space 2

last night was great. I was invited to a thanksgiving service for DECA. It is a coming together of 16 churches and 3 other ministries in Dundee. These churches signed a covenant together to pray and support each other so that the Kingdom might advance. The worship was great and Jim Clark from central Baptist preached. As people shared ,as brothers and sisters in Christ there was a real sense of the presence of God. Is God calling us to highlight what unites us rather than what separates? In this time of change we need to be seen, by the world, to love one another.

Spiritual space

I am back from a trip to Tuscany. While there we visited Pisa, and went to look at the cathedral and baptistery. It was a tremendously interesting visit.As i looked around i was struck by two different groups gathered for different reasons. A couple came in , knelt and then went to light a candle before praying silently. the woman was in tears. At the same time there was a group of tourists busy flashing the digital cameras and moving swiftly on. I am not sure they even noticed the couple. It was the spiritual and the secular together in the one instant. For the devout and needy a mystery for those rushing on ?. Is there such a thing as spiritual space, places that have been invested in centuries of prayer and reflection. Is anywhere potentially spiritual because it can be inhabited by the Spirit? Is it only those with eyes to see and ears to hear who really get it?
Like a lot of things in the spiritual journey i find myself asking questions without having any answers.

hope

I am about to take a few days of . There has been a lot of pressures recently and i am glad to be having a break. On Friday i was at the Meeting of the core team for Hope 2008. I really feel that this may be a great opportunity for Churches to work together in mission and gain strength from one another. the biggest question will be whether people are willing to set aside something of themselves for the wider work of the Kingdom. How seriously to we as churches take the idea of servanthood? Is it possible that building our church becomes more important than extending the kingdom of God?