It is not a bad thing to have a gym membership. Everyone needs a bit of support in order to stay healthy. Thursday night barre, Friday morning Zumba--these are all part of the rhythms of people who have a gym membership.
Among friends, we no longer ask, "How is your body doing these days? Are you keeping it active and healthy? Are you having breakthroughs in your endurance and energy?" Instead, the default question is, "Which gym do you belong to?"
Occasionally, someone will admit that they don't have a gym membership. But they walk to the grocery store and bike to work, rather than driving. They go on long hikes--albeit by themselves or with a few choice companions. They are still getting their exercise, but it just looks different.
If exercise were spirituality and church were the gym, then what do we say to those "working out their salvation" in different ways?
Something to ponder =)
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