On my birthday, we went to a church that was like one I've never been to before. It was centered around the kids. The kids would sit in the middle of the floor and the adults would sit in a circle around them. The kids would even help with worship.
One of my friends on the trip said, "It's better to see adults worshipping like children than to see children worshipping like adults." I love that. It's soo true. In America, we expect kids to obey in church. We expect them to sit in the pews with their hands in their laps and sing all the words to the hymns. At this church, everyone worshipped like children. Heart abandoned.
Child-like faith trusts. It loves. It accepts you just the way you are.
What I loved most about this church was that they were one big family. They showed the most love I've ever experienced before. They got together to celebrate God first, and each other second. There were no politics, no agendas, just genuine love for each other.
I've noticed that since in Germany it isn't common or cool to be a Christian, church is so much different there. Some people in America just go to church to say that they did or to check that off their monthly checklist, but in Europe, everyone is genuinely excited to be at church. They all just want to worship their Savior. I want to take that back to the States with me. It's all about changing our attitudes about church. It's not just something we have to do. We're there to take some time out of our busy schedule to worship our Creator. Just think about that. We're going to spend time with the one who made us by hand and knows every freckle on our faces. Whenever I think about that, I get so much more excited about church. I get chill bumps.
This is a brochure from my new favorite church
Matthew 7:12 The Message <33
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