Holy Ground

Ute Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado

I imagine that these roots are from different trees and happen to cross at this point. Life might have been easier for each one of these roots had they never met. Who crosses whom? Which root gets more nutrients and moisture from the ground? If these roots aren't close to each other, these questions don't matter.

However, without these roots coming together there is nothing intriguing about this picture. The crossroads makes the picture.

"For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." Matthew 18:20 English Standard Version

When sisters and brothers in Christ cross paths they stand on holy ground. The promise of Christ is that when we gather in his name, a name which we are privileged to bear, he stands among us. Though all of us need time alone, we don't need to spend all of our time alone. We need each other.

When I pray with people in my office I will often conclude by stating something like, "Lord, your word tells us that where two or three are gathered in your name, there you are in their midst. Thank you that we have been privilege to stand on holy ground."

When Christians share their lives with each other they are on sacred ground.

When Christians pray with each other they are on sacred ground.

When Christians weep with each other they are on sacred ground.

Because of Christ's promise, Christian stand on holy ground when their lives intersect.

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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2013 Douglas P. Brauner.  ARR.