I was reading my devotion today and it talked about how the church is suppose to be a family. It said, “The concept of church as “family” has lost some of its impact, but this is an accurate portrait of the kind of mutual commitment and affection that God intends for His people.” (page 127 The Book of Days living the New Rebellion). This got me thinking about a song by Todd Agnew called Family. You can click here to hear a sample of it. I love this song because it is load and funky, and speaks truth about how we are to act as the body of Christ…
Here are the lyrics:
Who’s my brother in Nashville, Tennessee?
Who’s my sister in a village in Malawi?
Who’s my lover in Washington, D.C.?
Who’s my neighbor? Who’s my loved one? Who’s my friend?
We are all family
We are all family
If we’re all under one Father, that makes us all brothers
We are all family
Who’s my brother in a different kind of church?
Who’s my sister struggling with her worth?
Who’s my mother, gave me all but birth?
Who’s my neighbor? Who’s my loved one? Who’s my friend?
We are all family
We are all family
If we’re all under one Father, that makes us all brothers
We are all family
We are all family
We are all family
If we’re all under one Father, that makes us all brothers
We are all family
You don’t have to look like me For us to be brotherly
You don’t have to be like me For us to be family
You don’t have to think like me For us to speak intimately
You don’t have to agree with me For us to be family
You don’t have to live near me For us to be neighborly
You don’t have to dress like me For us to be family
You don’t have to speak like me For us to love each other you see
You don’t have to be like me For us to be family
If we’re all under one Father, that makes us all brothers
When it is all said and done, we need to love each other. Even in our disagreements, even when we do not agree. Do you always agree with your family, no but when push comes to shove, you are there for your family, and that is what God made us. We do not have to look alike, or be alike, or agree on everything. We are family, by our baptism, by our acceptance by God. We do not get to choose our biological sisters and brothers, and we do not get to chose who to love as our heavenly brothers and sisters. We are a family!
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