Stained Glass Masquerade

Yes, that is the name of a casting crowns song, and yes, that did inspire me to write this. But it did more than that , it gave me a perspective on something that i never really thought of before. I'm beginning to realize first, the importance of the church as Christ body and bride, and second, im finally seeing how divided it is, but how unified it should be. Fact, as Christians, we don't believe in the same things, and we are all different. Different in how we worship God, different in how we serve Him, different in how He made us. For too long i let skin color be the first thing that came to mind when i saw someone, not, hmm, i wonder if theyre are saved or i wonder what theyre like in person. I let the beauty of God's creation be used by satan to blind me. I now see that God made people different because they fit in to His plan like a puzzle. In my opinion, the church has grown apart in recent years. And all of minor reasons like, we dont believe in the same things or other silly things like that. its beginning to frustrate me because we are of the same body and we need to work together to save the world. another thing is that when people are new to a church, they should be welcomed in the church! i know im not always the best at doing that, especially in chi alpha. but thats something that ive been praying about. i just really think that the church body needs to step up as a whole and work together to make the world a place where God is welcome and known. the thing you can do who read this is to pray, and try to step on an individual level. and live your life for God in whatever you do and make sure your testimony is heard among everyone!