WEED

Once a week - every Wednesday morning early - I meet with a group of eight other lead pastors from our city - like-minded brothers all. We pray together, catch up on life together, read the Word together, gab together, talk theology and church together. Over the past three years, we have developed quite a strong bond. They are men of faith and courage and valor and example.

It underscores for me the BODY of Christ - the unified body. As we represent our congregations and pray for each others' churches, something significant happens in the spiritual world.

How very much we need that today. We need MORE than that.

Many conservative believers today won't even acknowledge that the rock star, Bono, is on the side of the angels in his personal and public war against global poverty. We see and hear denominations demonizing one another. Some churches won't work with other churches as a matter of 'principle,' whatever that means. And yet, Jesus says, 'Whoever is not against you is for you.'

In effect, Jesus demands we cease and desist and abandon our painstaking attempts to weed the field, trying to pull out each wild plant by our own gloved hand. Instead, He says, 'Tend to the wheat.' Participate in the growth of the Kingdom - the wheat - and leave the work and business of weeding the field to the Master Gardener Himself.

And be blessed.