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"Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:39
Visiting the Skidaway Island Church was something I did each time we vacationed in Savannah.This year it was necessary for me to attend the early service at 7:45. I set my alarm the night before, but it malfunctioned and I awakened quite late. "Well," I thought," I can still go to church; I will just be tardy." When I arrived, the church was full and I had to sit in the back pew. I didn't like being back there at all, for I felt alone and separated from the others who were worshiping. A carpeted area behind the body of pews did separate me physically, but this isolated feeling was one I had not experienced before.

Then communion was served. In my prayer time as the others partook, I began to have a change of heart. I allowed the Holy Spirit to work in my spirit, and the feelings of separation began to shed. I listened to each benediction after other folks partook at the altar, and the words infiltrated my heart.

How could I allow an emotion and a few feet of carpet to dictate the way I felt about my relationship with my Lord and the Body of Christ? Ridiculous, I know, but I experienced it for a short while this morning. Praise God I had a quick turn-around and realized, within a short period of time, that the Father was embracing me.

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