what church is for

This is unrelated to the lectionary, but I wanted to put in a good word for my congregation.

I came to chuch yesterday feeling completely uninspired, dead, stuck, just plain yucky. I felt like I had nothing to say and had certainly not prepared as I should have.

I left church feeling loved and uplifted. God had made the words I had written work somehow; if for no one else, they worked for me. Northminster's membership is small but just so incredibly kind and generous. I wish somehow everyone who doesn't know church can be like this can have the experiences that I've had here. Meanwhile, I'll thank God everyday for the blessings of this time and place.