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Well, I feel like a total heathen. As I write this, it is a Sunday morning, and I am sitting in my pajamas at home. Gasp! I don’t think I’ve ever taken a vacation Sunday simply to stay at home. Most of the time when I am gone on a Sunday, I am truly gone. I didn’t even attend church with Lindsay. And to top it all off, I’m doing it again next Sunday too. What a terrible example I am setting. (Although I probably will go to church with Lindsay next week. We get to worship together so infrequently. I can’t be a total heel and be lazy two weeks in a row!)
But here is what’s adorable and uplifting. Rachel was aghast. “What do you mean we aren’t going to church?” “Well, honey, I’m taking a vacation Sunday, and I’m looking forward to watching CBS Sunday Morning since I never get to see it. Don’t you want to stay home? I can make pancakes.” “No.” “Really?” “Mom. I want to go to Sunday School to see my friends.” “Well, would you like me to pick you up after Sunday School?” “No, I want to stay for church too.”
Wow. I guess we’ve done something right! She wants to go to Sunday School, and she wants to go to church. How great is that?! She wants to see her church friends, which I can tell you are not limited to people her age. She has friends at Eureka Christian Church spread across every decade.
I love that this is Rachel’s experience. Church is her safe place. It is truly a sanctuary. It is a place where she can be herself, grow, learn, laugh, love, be loved. I felt the same way about church when I was growing up, and I am so thankful that she has found this here.
My prayer is that we will all find such a sanctuary at Eureka Christian Church. My prayer is that all children, all wanderers, all frazzled folks, all seekers, all wounded ones, all ages will come through our doors and know that Eureka Christian is a safe place. It is a place where we can be ourselves and come to ourselves. It is a place where we can grow, learn, laugh, love, and be loved. This is my prayer—if a heathen such as I can pray!
