Pick

"To the church of God, to those made holy in Christ Jesus," 1 Corinthians 1:2.

Pick a church, any church. Got a whole deck of'em here. Any church is good as long as they ... Well, yeah, exactly! as long as they ... what? As long as they ... affirm the second person of the trinity? As long as they ... acknowledge Rome? As long as they ... are Protestant? As long as they ... do communion? As long as they ... are passionate about what they believe? As long as they ... read the Bible daily? As long as they ... don't mix with the others? As long as they ... are white (black)? As long as they ... what? When Scripture says: To. The. Church. Of. God., does it just address the deck of 52 different churches that we get to pick from as long as they ...? Or what?

Forgiven in Christ Jesus, we find a brother or sister today. We confess need to be forgiven by, and to forgive, each other, to grow in God's knowledge, to imitate God's unfathomable love for all. And, together, we give thanks.