Lock-In
The current OGA dwellers participated in a little "lock in" over the weekend. We didn't have a place to go for retreat that was practical, so we saved some time and money and just locked the doors and turned off the phones and hung out at home.
This was a time to simply share our life stories with each other and to look ahead to the new year (it's easier to think in terms of school years for us). We talked a lot about confessing our shortcomings to one another in an unforced and natural way. We want to practice our core belief that we are to represent Christ for each other, especially when we can humble ourselves and be a "community of sinners" that can say to our brother or sister, "you are forgiven." All in all, it was a very rich time of openness and collaborative thinking. The Spirit is crafting a beautiful family reality among us.
This was a time to simply share our life stories with each other and to look ahead to the new year (it's easier to think in terms of school years for us). We talked a lot about confessing our shortcomings to one another in an unforced and natural way. We want to practice our core belief that we are to represent Christ for each other, especially when we can humble ourselves and be a "community of sinners" that can say to our brother or sister, "you are forgiven." All in all, it was a very rich time of openness and collaborative thinking. The Spirit is crafting a beautiful family reality among us.
