Our little home church completed its purpose this winter. It existed for over 5 years as my place for spiritual growth and joy. It did what it needed to do, and now the 24 of us who bonded over meals, Scripture, and prayer are released to our next spaces for spiritual growth and connection.
This is not to say that losing a precious part of my life has been easy. Endings and losses are hard and abundant, especially since the spring of 2020. Like billions of others, I have been intimate with loss lately. I have been pushed right into that dark, putrid pit several times. But in time, I always examined what got me there and found the tools and people to get me out. I have scars, but I'm also stronger from the struggle. So, while home church is now on my list of losses, the Jesus tradition teaches that loss can be gain. Our little home church had an important purpose in my life -- a purpose that was completed!
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