While at the Western North Carolina Annual Conference, I had the opportunity to eat at a local restaurant in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. You had the option to dine in or to have car service. There was not drive in stalls like Sonic, but instead your order was taken and delivered to a certain section of the parking lot.
We pulled in, not exactly sure what to expect. The car hop came to our car and asked, “What would you like?” There was a pause as I tried to figure out how to respond, eventually coming up with – “We’re new here, can we look at a menu?” “Sure, let me go get one.”
The car hop went back to the restaurant and spent several minutes looking for a menu. That’s right – looking for a menu. Not only was a menu not brought to us the first time, but there was trouble finding a menu. Looking around, there seemed to be plenty of people who were happily ordering and eating without a menu. We did get a menu and had some fine food, but the experience made me think…
How was this experience like or unlike church? Metaphorically, do people come to church knowing what they want or do they need a menu? How different is knowing what you want and knowing what you need in the life of faith?
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