Get used to saying Goodbye

We heard an incredible sermon today- Mother's Day. Although it wasn't exactly about Mothers, it was about the church and their plans, vision statement and mission statement. In short it was about making more disciples and making better disciples. The one comment that stood out for me was near the end of the sermon when the minister began to share that we should get used to saying goodbye because we aren't supposed to get be comfortable sitting in the pew beside the same people every week. We are to grow, expand, move on, serve, bless and grow... and that will mean that you will be saying goodbye and hello!!!! Wow- that means we are supposed to quit saving a seat for our friends in church and welcome that new family with the little kid that colors on the hymnal. That means we are supposed to get out of our comfort zone and invite someone out to lunch we don't know very well... so we get to know them better and help them grow. That's a tough one- get used to saying goodbye!