church moment

someone recently said to me

the people

formerly known as the congregation

have left the building

well

perhaps that is true a lot of the time

however

I was with some people

in a building yesterday

and we had church

we were the church

imperfect yes

but church nonetheless

the worship was stunning

the message was challenging

communion was real

there was a waiting for God

and everyone felt the weight of the wait

babes played quietly on the floor

there was a wind

a hot wind

and not all the wind was outside

when no one gets up to leave

you know God is in the house

when I came home

I was full

for the first time in a very long time