I started telling the story of Mercy Hill by talking about its first chapter, one that focused on “imagination” and “development.”

I ended my last essay asking you to “imagine the Church” as the redeemed people of God compelled by His goodness and grace to live sent lives and to bear their cross wherever He might lead them.

In the movie, Gladiator, when the Emperor Marcus asked the General, Maximus, to speak of the “dream that is Rome,” he did so in a whisper because anything more than that seemingly could destroy the dream itself.

In the case of the Church, it is founded on the lives and doctrine of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ being the chief cornerstone (Eph. 2:20). 

This is no fragile “dream.” On the contrary, this is the most solid thing in the universe.

Yet our efforts to express the church are mixed with sin and error. So the humility of whispering does seem apropos. It does seem to be in keeping with what Jesus said, “Apart from me you can do nothing.” 

With the humility of a whisper, then, let’s continue to review the story of Mercy Hill.

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