"In your thinking be mature," 1 Corinthians 14:20.
Sometimes adults talk like children in ignorance and immaturity, don't we? But here is an imperative call to think (and act) maturely, not as children. So what does that mean? This: the congregation comes together to edify, to build up one another in the love of Christ. (Love bears, believes, hopes, endures all things, right?) The congregation does not gather to discover who's the most spiritual. Or most gifted. Or most connected. No. We come to help each other hike difficult ascents, to comfort each other in heart-braking grief, to enjoy each other's company in green pastures. All the while shepherded by Christ toward God, our father for ever.
We visit with a brother or sister today in the maturing of God's love. And together we thank God for leading us home.
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