By LMC Stewardship Team

The “thin space” is a beautiful place where people feel that heaven and earth are very, very close together. Perhaps it originated with the Celtic tradition, brought into attention in 2012 by New York Times Travel columnist Eric Weiner. However, it is now used to describe a spiritual space where one is close to God and is connected with the concept of liminality, which Alan J. Foxburgh writes about in The Missionary Congregation, Leadership & Liminality (1997). 

For many of us, we experience the beauty of a “thin space” when we travel. Spiritually, one could seek time with God, and God’s presence would be the experience of a spiritually “thin space.” But these wonderful spiritual experiences are individual and mostly through the time of dwelling in the Word in solitude. How could we as the LMC fellowship of churches experience the beauty of the “thin space” together? What would challenge our faith to see the invisible beauty of heaven, to be touched by the fresh breeze of the Holy Spirit, to lean on the warm heart of the Lord Jesus, and to dance with the majestic overwhelming joy of God the Father? Isn’t it that moment when all LMC congregations with the same mind and the same mission reach out to the lost world we live in, actively engaging, fervently praying, and wholeheartedly supporting the work of mission? 

We do not have to go far, because we can create “thin spaces” where we live, work and play. When heavenly love touches the lost world, “thin spaces” are created. When the God’s word touches people’s hearts, that is a spiritual beginning. And it is good! Remember a time when you shared the message of Jesus’ love with a not-yet-believer, and then the person said, “I want to believe in Jesus.” Isn’t that a moment when heaven and earth are next to each other? I think so.

Let not our faith in the Lord Jesus be only invisible, only bringing in the “thin space” moments occasionally, but rather boost our faith with courage. When we do so, we together become the “thin space,” the beautiful communitas that can face challenges. 

Please actively engage, support, and pray for the work of the mission.