When we think of our place of worship, we
think of encounters with God in music, liturgy, the
Bible, architecture and other holy things. We
shouldn't forget that the people with whom we
worship are also part of Church. We encounter God in
the people we meet in church. This encounter should
help us to find God in those other people in our
lives.
Scripture
John 2: 13-22
Since the Passover of
the Jews was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
He found in
the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and
doves, 13 as well
as the money-changers seated there.
He made a whip out of cords and drove them all
out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and
spilled the coins of the money-changers and
overturned their tables, and to those who sold doves he said, "Take these
out of here, and stop making my Father's house a
marketplace."
His
disciples recalled the words of scripture, "Zeal for
your house will consume me."
At this the Jews answered and said to him, "What
sign can you show us for doing this?"
Jesus answered and said to them, 15 "Destroy this temple
and in three days I will raise it up."
The Jews said, "This temple has been under
construction for forty-six years, 16 and you will raise it
up in three days?"
But he was speaking about the temple of his
body.
Therefore, when he was raised from the dead, his
disciples remembered that he had said this, and they
came to believe the scripture and the word Jesus had
spoken.
Prayer
Lord, whenever I think or talk about Church it's so
easy to think about the institution or the building.
Please help me to remember that Church is your
people. When I attend Church, help me to
develop a relationship with the other members of the
Church. This is a powerful way of encountering
you. Amen.
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