REFLECTION FROM WORDS FOR WORSHIP

There is an extraordinary image in our text for this week. A city whose gates are never closed in the daylight and where there is never any night. It is an image of openness and safety, a picture of welcome and radical hospitality. Ancient cities needed strong walls and gates that could be locked against danger. This city of God is a place that needs none of that. This is the kind of world God wants for us all. It is the kind of community our church and faith communities need to be in order to reflect God’s desire for the world. What are some practical ways your community of faith can be a city without the need for gates?