When I came across this article, I was very
interested in what the author had to say because lately I have been struggling
with the church. Don’t get me wrong, I believe in God and all of the teachings
in the Bible, but I have some issues with the way the church is structured. I
was just expressing my concerns to my friend and she felt the same way as me.
Sometimes I wonder why we should go to church. Why not just follow your beliefs
instead?
So when I came across this article, I was
curious to see what the author’s argument would be. He believes that the church
is important for us because of the community it provides. After I read this, I
realized how true this was. It is the sense of support and communion with
others that makes the church so important in our lives. It is where we can
share our triumphs and failures. It is a place where people accept us for who
we are, no matter what we have done in the past.
There was an argument that the author made
that really caught my attention. He observes that the “church was, is and never
will be perfect”. This is such a simple point, but it something that I had not
thought about. Of course the church is not perfect. It is an institution run by
humans. We as humans are not even close to perfect, and therefore, all of our
institutions, including the church are not perfect. The author furthers this
point by saying, “we need the church to be what the church is for. And why we need it to be what it always
has been: wandering, flailing about, desperate, and broken, and misguided. And
yet, still bringing people together to search for the divine hidden in all this
mess”. After I read this, I realized that the church was flawed, but it is a
necessary for our spiritual growth. We need the support that the church
provides.
