Destinations

Yesterday Middlebrook United Methodist Church and Forrest Hill United Methodist Church partnered to have the first annual "Fun on the corner". They had games, jumping inflatables, FBI fingerprinting for the kids, free hotdogs,hamburgers,drinks, a helicopter and just tons of fun. There was much planning and prayer and the results were incredible! As I watched I was blown away as a sea of kids and their parents mingled and discovered eachother. I watched the incubation of community. There was laughter, fellowship, story telling, real play, and a sense of peace and safety.

Saturday a community found out it was not who the rest of the world says it is. These ordinary, everyday folks discovered hundreds of others just like them in so many ways and there was energy in that discovery.  I was a part of conversations about the future and change. Hope was all around. The question is where do we go from here? What is our destination?

As I thought of this it came to me...our destination had been reached in part. We had come together. We are eachother's destination. The Kingdom of God is all about relationship and community. Our destination is community. This truth says that no matter where we are we can be at home in community. when we find eachother in friendship and neighborliness we are home. You are my destination and I am yours and every time we meet and fellowship God's Kingdom comes.

Where will we go from this great day? I hope we'll go to eachother's homes and churches and eat and laugh together. I hope we'll come together to address the critical issues we face. Our destination is to move from "them" to "us". It ought to be a great trip.