Putting the Puzzle Together

With several professions of faith in the last few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about the power of Christian community.  I was reminded of an old friend of mine who died in a house fire several years ago.  At the funeral, his father got up and spoke about him.  He thanked many people who had been there for his son over the years.  However his most lavish thanks were reserved for his son’s church community.  “If you don’t have a church, you need to get one,” he said.  “There were all sorts of people from this church that played a part at different times.  Some pastors were better than others.  Some people clicked better than others.  But they were all there to help put the puzzle together.”

I thought this was a beautiful expression of the family of God.  Each life is a puzzle that God puts together through His people.  Some people come into our lives, push one piece into place, and are gone.  Others are there to connect large sections of our lives.  We don’t put ourselves together.  We can only become whole in the context of a gracious community of faith.  I am so thankful to God for the people of FCC who are putting pieces together for children, teens, and adults in our church family.  What can you do this week to push a few pieces together for a member of your church family?