Breaking Ground.

by kim on March 3, 2009

It’s always a little daunting to realize you’re in the middle of a Truly Historic Moment. There’s the excitement and emotion of it. The celebration, or the silence, that might be built around it. There’s the weight of history pushing This Moment toward the future, telling How it Will Change Everything.

Then, the moment passes and you walk away and you fumble to find your keys, or you stub your toe, or you can’t decide what to have for lunch and you realize that everything hasn’t changed. You realize a Moment is still only a moment. What really matters is the collection of people and moments that made this one possible, and the people that are committing to fill this thing, this landmark, with significance in the future. And for you, change comes if you decide to be a part of this new commitment, this new thing that might be done.

On February 22, our church had A Moment: the groundbreaking for a new worship center. For this church, this is a sizable physical step that represents an even larger journey of spiritual growth and transformation. So it’s a good thing.

We chose to hold a short 10 minute ceremony at the end of each of our three worship services so that the most people possible could participate. It was a simple ceremony, but it was joyful, sincere, and it reminded us that we are God’s church committed to carrying out his mission in our community.

This moment was very very real. But the commitment is about transforming lives.