In Joshua 4, God commanded the Children of Israel to gather "stones of remembrance" at the Jordan river to stand as a symbol of what he had brought them through. He didn't ask them to establish a towering monument, built of unbreakable material, or a statue of gold honoring Joshua or Moses. He asked for stones. Humble building blocks of the river bed, to mark in their memories a time when God literally walked his children through rough waters to safety. And they carried these to their next camp. Our God doesn't work in the ways that make sense to this world. He didn't ask for a stationary monument to mark His work, He asked for stones to be carried with Israel, so they would not forget that theirs is a God who does not leave or forsake. He goes WITH them. And those stones didn't automatically tell the story of His works; that job still rested on the shoulders of those who witnessed His hand. So their children might ask, so they might tell, so the world might know. Isn't He so much better at writing The Story than we could ever be?
This Sunday, our little church gathered to brush off our own stones of remembrance. To reflect on where He has lead us over these past five years, and to call our hearts to remember His works and each tell the story of our traveling stones. I say traveling because not all those that gathered are still a part of this body of believers. But, they never left THE body. Our God is a God who never leaves His people.We rejoiced, we reflected, we thanked and we prayed, all the while tracing the hand of a God who walks our journeys with us as He writes our stories. So that we may remember, so our children may ask, so that we may tell, so the world may know. Not us, but You.
Highlights:
1) We aren't technically Baptist, but we are Southern and that means where there is a large celebratory gathering, there is food. LOTS of food. Oh goodness, did we ever eat!
2) I saw faces I haven't seen in awhile, those who came back to CLC to join us for our day of remembrance. What a beautiful thing to see the Body in action, embracing the knowledge that we are ALL in the same Family, regardless of where we plant our behinds on Sunday morning.
3) Husband and I started the "clean for one hour then break" game today. We set a time and busted out some serious cleaning mojo. It worked great! Now, ideally we should've continued this work/break thing for a few more hours, but we only did one. Hey, baby steps!
Love & Traveling Stones,
K
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