Going Through the Motions

This is Micah. Yesterday we arrived in Springfield, Missouri, and unfortunately, we still have no idea where we're going. To me, this mission trip really isn't an adventure, instead, it is more of a search; a search for identity of how I should be as part of the body of Christ. I have often grown tired of the church and think of it as an institution that just "goes through the motions." I have been to many Christian camps, and it is always the same, go and get spiritually fed and go home but don't change our actions. This is a very common cycle that Christians go through. We are responsible for these generations, but we do not take leadership home. When we finally look out for other peoples' needs and take action for ourselves, we may actually become the church again. That is what I have hopes for this year, for us to come back and be missionaries right where we are. If we do this, we can show the world why we believe in a faithful, benevolent God that never leaves us or forsakes us.