Some
came from far away towns and cities. Others came from very close by towns. Some
were families and relatives. Others were
friends and colleagues. Some were excellent guests and we enjoyed their presence. Others were horrible and we’ve already
decided never to have them in our homes again. I am talking about the guests we
had for the Christmas.
Apart
from the personal invite the church also invited some personalities and neighbours
to special church activities such as nativity play and carol service during the
festive period. Many would have had excellent feedback. The question is how do
we move on from here? Are we going to wait till another Christmas before we
extend another invitation?
Obviously,
some relationships were cemented and new ones created. Many will nurture such
relationships through the social media-facebook, twitter etc. But there’s
nothing wrong with extending such social encounter to spiritual encounter. So
instead of waiting till another Christmas why not invite them to church
services and activities.
Perhaps
the events of the festivities might have left some people bruised and needing
healing and therapy. Chances are that some would now consider faith in God, marriage
counseling, debt counseling, healthy lifestyle, overcoming loneliness etc. I
believe the church has the capacity to deal with such issues. The longer you
wait the difficulty it becomes to invite them. There can’t be perfect time than
now. Let’s start inviting them back.
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