Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals, yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. I Peter 2: 4-5

Isn’t this an amazing text? “Living stones”, what an image! What the author is saying here is that we are called to be living stones, solid and vital people, full of spirit.

We are familiar with the idea that the church is a living organism, a community built upon the strength and the reliability of Christ, our cornerstone. But what if we stress another aspect? What if we stress that the church is also a place? Our church has an address. It is a very specific “space.” This is brought out every time the church celebrates an important anniversary. Then we hear our members speak quite movingly about how this church has been a special place, a sacred space for them, filled with memories of prayer, faith, and commitment.