The Bible reading talk about building our lives on the rock, which is Christ. Jesus, who walked this life and its difficulties, survived the cross and to rose to new life.
Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord" will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but only those who do the will of my heavenly Father. When the day comes, many will say to me, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, drive out demons in your name, and in your name perform many miracles?" Then I will tell them plainly, "I never knew you. Out of my sight; your deeds are evil!"
So whoever hears these words of mine and acts on them is like a man who had the sense to build his house on rock. The rain came down, the floods rose, but it did not fall, because its foundations were on rock. And whoever hears these words of mine and does not act on them is like a man who was foolish enough to build his house on sand. The rain came down, the floods rose, the winds blew and battered against that house; and it fell with a great crash.
In the church there is always the tension between our beautiful buildings and Jesus' words. May we find beauty in each other and in talking and sharing so that we might bring Jesus' message to others. We must carry on hte message of the church.
May we love to build Christian community as much as we love our churches.
