The separation of church and family
So there's a couple of song lyrics that've been going through my head these last couple days with regard to a certain situation.
The first is from the Fray's All At Once:
"Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same."
The second is from Maroon 5's Nothing Lasts Forever:
"Nothing lasts forever, but be honest - it hurts but it may be the only way."
What situation is it, you might ask?
Well, my mom, Colleen, and Mike have decided to leave Foothills Christian Church. They have their reasons, and I understand and respect their reasons. I won't disclose them, because I don't feel that it's my place to do so. However, suffice it to say, they no longer feel like Foothills is the right place for them.
And of course, I'm disappointed. Not in them, by any means - I would never ask anybody to stay at a church that they didn't feel was the right place for them - it would entirely defeat the purpose of church.
I'm disappointed because they're leaving. As somebody who works for Foothills, as somebody who plays an intricate part in each week's worship service, I feel like I have somehow failed these members of my family. I know that it's highly unlikely that their decision had anything at all to do with me, but as the person who has been at the head of rebuilding and renewing worship at Foothills over the last year, I still can't help but ask myself, "Is there anything that I could've done differently?"
I won't be leaving, unless circumstances at the church change drastically. I feel like God has begun a good work in me at Foothills, and I have faith that, as Paul says in the first chapter of Philippians, He will "bring it to completion by the day of Christ Jesus." I don't think Elli has any plans to leave, and I'm pretty certain that my dad will, at the very least, serve out his term as moderator.
So, yeah. It's difficult. It's disappointing. But like I said at the top...
Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.
The first is from the Fray's All At Once:
"Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same."
The second is from Maroon 5's Nothing Lasts Forever:
"Nothing lasts forever, but be honest - it hurts but it may be the only way."
What situation is it, you might ask?
Well, my mom, Colleen, and Mike have decided to leave Foothills Christian Church. They have their reasons, and I understand and respect their reasons. I won't disclose them, because I don't feel that it's my place to do so. However, suffice it to say, they no longer feel like Foothills is the right place for them.
And of course, I'm disappointed. Not in them, by any means - I would never ask anybody to stay at a church that they didn't feel was the right place for them - it would entirely defeat the purpose of church.
I'm disappointed because they're leaving. As somebody who works for Foothills, as somebody who plays an intricate part in each week's worship service, I feel like I have somehow failed these members of my family. I know that it's highly unlikely that their decision had anything at all to do with me, but as the person who has been at the head of rebuilding and renewing worship at Foothills over the last year, I still can't help but ask myself, "Is there anything that I could've done differently?"
I won't be leaving, unless circumstances at the church change drastically. I feel like God has begun a good work in me at Foothills, and I have faith that, as Paul says in the first chapter of Philippians, He will "bring it to completion by the day of Christ Jesus." I don't think Elli has any plans to leave, and I'm pretty certain that my dad will, at the very least, serve out his term as moderator.
So, yeah. It's difficult. It's disappointing. But like I said at the top...
Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.