Calm and quiet

This is our church in Istanbul, Turkey. This place is quiet and calm before the meeting, maybe little boring. :) Because there are no people. I was thinking about this today. A church is not just building. When we gather together, this could be the "church". During the pandemic period, unfortunately, the church buildings were closed. However, the union among the church members did not end. When Jesus said "church", he wasn't thinking of buildings like us. He thought of being together as a community.

"Ecclesia" (Matt 16:18)

The pandemic reminded us of this very well. :)