Families

Hello brothers and sisters in Christ.

It is a beautiful thing to be called into the Christian family and it is amazing the depths of the relationship we are called to be in with one another. Already in my time here I have seen many people showing such family love and care for one another.

I guess when we think of the closest relationship our thoughts turn to the relationship between the Father and the Son. The perfect relationship that has been and will continue for eternity. That perfect relationship of divine love. When I dwell on that relationship it seems all the more amazing the relationship that we are called into with one another. In John Chapter 17 Jesus prays for us with these words. “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.”  Here is the incredible oneness that we are called into as we relate to each other. We are to have that same unity that the Father has with the Son. This is the prayer of Jesus for us. As we think about this I believe it is a challenge for us to put aside those things that hinder our relationships with one another and work hard at being people of love.                                 

You see in becoming a Christian we are brought into more than just a relationship modeled on the family we are also brought into a relationship modeled on the divine.

Adam Street
8 August 2004