Between Making and Breaking Promises | Week 3 of The Holy In-Between

Deep relationships are critical to life that is truly life. But to develop deep relationships we need to move from making friends to keeping them. If we want to have relationships that stand the test of time and avoid just remembering people that you used to know, wishing things could have been different, that you could have acted differently, the Holy In-between will help us connect across our differences and discover God’s presence and love in our lives and in lasting friendships. Join Damascus Road as we explore the sacred space to be found in covenant friendship.Week 3 of The Holy In-Between

Teacher: Dave ChojnackiPromising in friendship is a terribly dangerous business. Life is an ocean of uncertainty. Friendship over the long haul is the same. We have no idea what pain and suffering will come. We have no idea what pettiness or conflict might consume us. Most modern friendships last only until the first conflict anyways. So we may fairly wonder, why do it? Why make promises if they’re just going to be broken? Why risk friendship if we’re going to get hurt. Because friendship is an act of faith. We need promises because commitment is the foundation we build our friendships on, and we need forgiveness because grace makes repair possible when promises are broken.