I’ve mentioned before that David and I (and the girls) are seeing a Maximized Living Chiropractor. Go check out the website if you want to know more about that, but in a nutshell they teach that it all comes down to your spine. If your spine is properly aligned with all its God-ordained curves (and no extras!) then your nervous system has a clear communication path to the rest of your body. This enables all the parts of your body to hear their instructions clearly, carry them out, and report back to the brain when the job is done. This lets your body heal itself and do the job it was created to do. on its own. It’s a miraculous system. On the wall of my chiropractor is one of their favorite sayings: “The power that made the body is the power that heals the body.” For this reason, after we’ve been adjusted, we’ll often say “I’ve got my power on.” In other words, I’m back in alignment and I’m feeling good!
Tonight was our first night home at Christ Fellowship since our vacation and several other trips that have taken us away from worshipping with our church family. From the moment I walked in the doors, I knew it was good to be home. I was surrounded by a group of women who have all been through — or are going through — the Alzheimer’s mother stage. “Oh yes, the driver’s license is the hardest.” Their words of wisdom from having walked the road ahead of me resonated, calmed me. The worship reminded me of what matters most as we stopped everything to sing, sit at the feet of the King. It is well with my soul. It really is. And then the sermon had some great moments as Tom Mullins and Jonathan Bonar shared the sermon. One great quote of the night? “When you’re faced with the storms of life, you need to learn to dance in the rain.”
As I was walking out of church, I realized it: the church and all it represents are the spine of the spiritual body. Once in awhile you need to go get realigned. And when you do — when the adjustment has happened — every part of the body can communicate. I know that the main part of the kingdom’s ministry happens outside of the church’s walls, but tonight I was reminded how important the church is. Those moments of worship realigned my whole week.
It’s so good to be home.
