May 2015 – Pastor Eric’s Letter

This is our final time to reflect on these things that the first disciples did together after Jesus had ascended to heaven and left them with the Holy Spirit. (Their fellowship, breaking bread, praying, learning, sharing and praising.)

I try to imagine how they felt, and what they were thinking about. This was a whole new adventure for them. They did not have Jesus telling them where to go and what to do. A disciple is someone who follows and their leader was no longer with them. Now they were the leaders. It must have been quite a transition. I’m sure they felt a little lost. I’m sure they were unsure of themselves. They were building something that had no blue print (The Christian Church).

In some ways for us it is the complete opposite. In our first step of discipleship we inherit a whole institution with a structure and rules and buildings and people and traditions. We probably don’t feel as lost or unsure of ourselves as the first disciples did, but we have other challenges. We have this huge ship and a very small rudder and sometimes it seems like the wind is pretty strong and the waves are more like white caps. What should we do?

The same things that the disciples did: Having fellowship, breaking bread, praying, learning, sharing and praising. Because these keep us close to Jesus and to one another and to the goal of being God’s faithful people (The Christian Church). As we do these things, through us, God gets things done.

Pastor Eric