Weekly Devotional - Samantha Mosca

Church in the Ordinary

These last Sundays have looked different. Pastor Ron (also known as my hubby) is still recovering from heart surgery, so we’ve been worshiping from home these past weeks. Usually, we tune in to the church livestream on YouTube — but this time, the service wouldn’t play. Technical issues. It happens….

We felt the disconnect for a moment —singing songs of worship together, smiling faces with announcements, the shared “Thrive High-fives.” Yup, we even do that at home. But then we remembered… church isn’t a building or a broadcast. It’s the people who are the church.
"For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them".
Matthew 18:20NIV

Jesus meets us wherever hearts turn toward Him.

So, we made our own little service — Bible open to Hebrews 4:12-13, a verse that reminds us how alive and active God’s Word is, speaking right into the hidden corners of our hearts. We read aloud, prayed together, and sang a few worship songs on our back porch, the sound of the wind and the water joining in.

And right there, by the pond, it was church. Not fancy or polished, but holy all the same. Jesus’ invitation in Matthew 11:28-30 came to life — “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

Sometimes rest looks like a sanctuary full of people. Other times, it’s a quiet porch, two hearts lifted toward heaven, and the steady presence of a Savior who meets us right where we are.

Food for Spiritual thought: How might you create sacred moments in your ordinary routines this week?

Sam Mosca