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was preparing them to be his hands and feet in the and take the message of the gospel to others. But in part too, they were moulded into a team that relied upon each other for mutual support.
It is so too with our Christian community. The arrival of Celia means that the shape of our ministry team changes and we shall have to learn again how to accommodate and encourage new members of the team. But actually we are all part of the team. It is serious work but great fun too. Christians – Christian disciples - are not passengers but participants. Admittedly age takes its toll on those once active, but for a Christian community to thrive all need to play their part. Those who can no longer make the physical journey to be part of the Sunday congregation, nevertheless are still part of the spiritual community and still have a role to play. People may be confined to their homes but their minds and souls are not confined. I have known people who once were active but now find they have time to pray for others in a way they could not before.
Bill Shankly, the great Liverpool manager, famously said, “Football is not a matter of life and death. It's more serious than that.” It is a good and thought-provoking quotation but more than matched by what Jesus had to say about gaining the whole world and yet losing something far more important. Winning the World Cup, prestigious though it is, is not the be all and end all of life. Life, and death, are more serious than that! And yet being a Christian and part of a Christian community should be fun too.
We invest something of ourselves in sport if we are sports’ fans. We invest the whole of ourselves, body and soul, if we are followers and disciples of Christ.
It is so too with our Christian community. The arrival of Celia means that the shape of our ministry team changes and we shall have to learn again how to accommodate and encourage new members of the team. But actually we are all part of the team. It is serious work but great fun too. Christians – Christian disciples -
Bill Shankly, the great Liverpool manager, famously said, “Football is not a matter of life and death. It's more serious than that.” It is a good and thought-
We invest something of ourselves in sport if we are sports’ fans. We invest the whole of ourselves, body and soul, if we are followers and disciples of Christ.
to continue to walk with Christ