Why go to Church? Mt. 18:20

Many people wonder why they should go to Church.

Because Jesus said where two or three are gathered in His Name,

He is there in their midst. Mt. 18:20

Jesus is of course present when we go to our room and pray in private. Mt.6:6

When we gather in Church however, Christ is present in a unique way.

We experience Christ present not just in ourselves,

But in others!

How can we claim to love the God we do not see

if we do not love the brother and sister that we can?! 1Jn. 4:20

When we gather in Church, God becomes flesh once again;

In each other.

In each person that we see and with whom we pray.

So when two or three gather in the Name of Jesus,

God is present in our midst in the flesh once again.

In each other!!

Going to Church therefore is not about an obligation

Of having my personal time with Jesus.

It is about transforming the world.

For when we go to Church,

Jesus becomes present in our midst

In the faces and lives of those present.

And When we start seeing Jesus in each other

EVERYTHING CHANGES!

If we see Jesus in the faces of those around us;

Then we see Jesus in the homeless as Jesus had nowhere to lay His head. Mt. 8:20.

Then we see Jesus in the Displaced Person as Jesus was displaced in Egypt.

Then we see Jesus in the suffering of others as Jesus suffered on the cross.

Then we see Jesus in the broken hearts of others as the Heart of Jesus was pierced with a lance.

It all begins here.

When we see the Face of Jesus, present here in our midst in each other;

Then we can see His Face in the faces of all those we meet in the world.

And then EVERYTHING CHANGES.

For then the Kingdom of God is upon us!

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