We have a field behind our church - a good size field, flat and green and recently mowed. In one corner is a backstop - the kind used at a major league baseball park for batting practice. I never see anyone using the field, which is odd in a youth sports crazed town in which an open practice field is hard to come by. Perhaps it's the signs.
Two signs announce that the field is only available for official church functions. I asked around and found out the original signs included a "NO TRESPASSING" warning. Good move - wouldn't want anyone not associated with the church to be on church property!
What do you see? Apparently you can look at a field and see several different things, such as ...
- a blessing to the community
- increased insurance cost
- an open door to undesirables
- something to be shared
- something to be guarded
Another way of asking the question: What do you fear? I fear we've been entrusted with a stewardship from God and we have buried our field in the ground.
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