Day 15: Formed for God's Family

The second week of this journey revealed to me that it is my purpose to worship God. By worship, it refers to my willful submission and the process of aligning myself to his will. On the third week, I am called to become part of his family. This I think is essential because Jesus encouraged us to profess our faith publicly so that we may become a light to other men that they may see our good deeds and praise our Father in heaven. Hence, he has called me to partake in a spiritual family, certainly a call I never heeded before because of my limited view. A spiritual family, I believe, is more than a support system, for it shall serve as an inspiration in a personal quest to know God deeper, better. Fact of the matter is, this family, though termed spiritual, is not at all perfect. The formation of such a group is a human all-too-human endeavor that is bound to man's inherent flaws and idiosyncracies. Thus, it is expected to wave and perhaps falter occasionally. But being in such a family, with one common advocacy, relegates the spirit of wanting to be with God-a spirit that is perfectly contagious to those who have initially chosen to live by their faith. Another fact of the matter is, although God created us, only those who heeded to his call forms part of his family. It is by one's willful surrender and acceptance that he or she can know God but it is through becoming part of his family-his community of believers- that one eventually strengthen the union and make the bond permanent. This is the call to become part of a fellowship.