Being rudely woken after midnight is not a good experience, but last night was the exception. Our four year old daughter was having a nightmare. She was very distressed and sobbing, and saying "It's not a dream, it's real!"

She could only say two other things "I don't want to go to another church, I want to stay at our Church!" over and over again. She had dreampt that mummy had told her we were moving churches. Which we are not.

In the morning I asked her what she liked about our church. She didn't mention the singing, stories, crafts, prayers or building. She just rattled off 4 or 5 names of people of all ages, oh and finally the biscuits!

I wonder what the difference is between "Church Attenders" and "Those Who Are Church". I know one thing it has nothing to do with; its being an 'official church member'. The prayers, teaching, singing and readings help mold us into the church we need to be, but they in themselves are not the church. It's us the people, sharing the grace we have received, with each other and beyond.

This is taken from Jesus prayer for all believers
John 17:26 .........in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."
Jesus desire and prayer is that we have in us the LOVE that God had for Him! Wow, that is some quality of love, and only obtainable through grace received from God.