Community Church

By Johan Dodge

Reverend

Last week we looked at the stories we tell of our lives. And especially the story of our relationship with the Divine. This week, we will be looking at what it means to fall in love: what it means to fall in love with another person, and what it means to fall in love with ourselves. Some of us have marriages that have spanned more than five decades. Some of us have been married many times and some of us have fallen in love but never been married, or maybe never even fallen in love—no judgment. Your life is your story to tell and if you have not found love yet, I pray you do soon. Because love is a process.

In our Christian wedding vows, we talk about two people become one flesh—becoming one body. But what actually happens is something closer to our unmaking as individuals and remaking as a couple. We will always be individuals and we never lose our self identity, but marriage, the bond of love, the commitment we make is the covenant of unmaking and remaking.

What does it mean to fall in love with God? The same unmaking and remaking must happen as we become closer to God. This is what Jesus means when he invites his followers to take up their cross: surrender ego and become part of something more than we could ever be on our own. Join me this week as we move ever closer to Easter on this Palm Sunday, March 28.

Join Community Church for live worship online. The church is planning a soft re-opening on Easter Sunday. Contact the church office to register. There will be limited capacity and seats will likely go fast. Call the church office at (562) 431-2503 or email leisurewccsue@ yahoo.com.

Those who don’t have a computer or Facebook, can call the phone system and listen to the weekly message beginning Sunday evening.

There is a Lenten resource available in the church office with Daily Scripture and weekly prayers. Contact the church office to have one sent to you or pick up a copy at the church.

As always, if you are in need without another way to address it, call the church office to leave a direct message (562) 431-2503.