THE SEARCH, Episode 3 - Why a Church? (Parish Hall)

How do I access this man who lived 2,000 years ago? How do I
live this call of love? We uniquely encounter the love of God in his
Church. But really? The Church? There are so many negative views
of the Church. It’s out of touch. It’s full of bad people. It’s just too
boring. Maybe when we say “the Church” we mean a little more. The
Church is the family of God that’s been lovingly gathered through
our entire story. It’s the place where we were meant to encounter
his grace that prepares us for every step of life. The God that is
love knows how we’re made—material and spiritual—and we need
tangible ways to live our faith. We can’t be spiritual but not religious.
This is where we’ll find ultimate happiness in life. This is where the
God that has been seeking humanity, who wrote the deepest desires
onto our human hearts, encounters us. Jesus’ first words to humanity
in the Gospel of John are “what do you seek?” The one that asked the
question not only knows the answer—he is the answer. The answers
to everything. And you find him most profoundly here in his Church.