There is an old adage: The family that plays together stays together.
I wonder...when was the last time RCA had a good time playing together.
Some of my favorite moments of life together as a church family in the churches I have served have been around playful acts of fellowship. From hiding underneath the stage beneath the choir and leading the church secretary to believe she was going crazy during choir practice... to tripping over my wife's purse when I was being introduced to the congregation for the first time and having to try to act graceful and dignified afterwards have been playful moments in my ministry. Moments of planned and spontaneous play bring us to a place where we remember that we were made, in large part, for God's good pleasure. Through the laughter, we as a community can share a laugh and experience, if ever so briefly, playful interactions where we let our guards down and simply be together.
I have the honor of attending General Synod this year as a delegate, and I hope that there will be a time for us to play together. The build up to Synod, or at least blogs that are leading up to Synod, seem to be so serious. And while we will be facing some important issues, hopefully we won't take ourselves so seriously that we miss the joy of being together as a community of sisters and brothers in Christ.