...each one in his clan...

            Numbers 2. 34

(God invented the church.

 God invented small groups.

We need each other.

Fellowship,

connection,

belonging to His Body

   as an integral member.

Seeking out God's anointed people

    is not yet just another activity,

but vital community.)

O LORD,

please draw each one of us

into a circle of strong believers

to care for

        and to be cared by,

not just to live with

             but to love well,

not just in crisis

but surrounded in daily community

by those who love You

        and sharpen us.