The cutest cat in our neighborhood has adopted our family. On any given day, I can look out the sliding glass door to see her lounging on the cool patio floor. We haven't fed her, although Russ did give her a little water bowl because of this West Texas heat. Even though she lives across the street, she makes herself right at home with us. And we don't mind a bit. She loves on us, we love on her, and she just keeps coming back. I think maybe there's a lesson for the church in that.
What if we, as the church, just love on people? What if we offer unconditional love instead of demands? What if we accept people, not based on their performance, their dress, or their economic status, but rather on the fact that those of us who walk with Jesus have been accepted by a Holy God? What if we are kind to people? What if we simply point people to Christ ... gently? What if we listen when people want to talk instead of telling them what we think they should do before they even have a chance to ask? If we would show this kind of love to people, inside and outside the walls of a building, I think God would be pleased. We would fulfill our calling as Christians, people would experience rebirth, and the church would grow.
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