We experienced our first “dream tour” gathering tonight. That’s what we’re calling ourselves. We’re making T-shirts. What are you waiting for? on the front. I don’t know. Something amazing I guess, on the back. More details to follow. (That’s your cue to smile.)
But that’s not what I wanted to talk to you about.
What I wanted to say is what happens when Jesus walks into an American living room.
It was a Bible study we were crashing. Twenty-odd strangers we’d never met before, singing songs we’d never heard. They prayed, then introduced us. We sat up a little straighter. “Hi, my name is _______________.” Polite smiles, blinking eyes. Hm. Who are these guys, and what are they doing in my living room?
And then we stopped talking about ourselves and started telling stories. God’s stories. And the Spirit of the Lord burst into that room.
We talked about dreams. We met a young lady who hopes to teach teens wisdom through God’s hand moving in history. We met another one who wants to mentor young mothers. We met another who has been called by God to travel to the nations, going from country to country, sharing the love of Christ. We met another who is being built up to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit, bringing the truth of Christ to His Bride. We met another who hopes to share God’s stories through music, words, and movie.
We met all these in one room. Just one room. How many rooms do you think there are in the United States of America?
And we didn’t just meet them. We talked with them. We shared and prayed and worshiped and cried and praised our Father God with them. We got to connect a hand with a wrist, a foot with an ankle, an eyelid with an eyelash. We saw Christ as the Head of His church come in and breathe life - breathe life! - through His body.
Do you know what it looks like when the breath of Jesus breathes on you?
Tonight I saw something magnificent. Tonight I saw the Body of Christ. In a North Carolina living room with white trim and tan paint. Here. In America. Right next door to you.
Tonight God took our unknown and made it shine, radiant and beautiful, in our eyes, in our hearts. Tonight He showed us the unseen. And He did it through the faces of our brothers and sisters. His children. My family.
So, what are we doing on our dream tour? Oh, we don’t really know. If you’d like to find out, maybe you should invite us into your living room.
(So, this is us. Left to right: Lisa, Teri, Lily, me.)
*P.S. Please note the color coordination I skipped out on.*
