And let us consider

  how to stir up one another

  to love and good works,

not neglecting to meet together,

        as is the habit of some,

but encouraging one another,

and all the more as you see

          the Day drawing near.

                  Hebrews 10. 23-25

(How do we respond to our own need

    and to the difficulty of others?

Consider how to stir up one another

    to love and generate good works,

living in community with one another

                    every chance we get.

Because it is not just a time of meeting,

         but a time of meeting needs.

              Even our own hidden ones.

It seeks the welfare of others,

       in this shattered world.

Love, good works and fellowship

   push back against the darkness.

We need other believers

                far more than we know.

And they need us.

We desire community at church.

    Are we the missing link?)

O LORD,

Help us to not just go our own way,

but consider Your way in this.

Open our hearts,

guide our thoughts,

how to respond,

how to pray,

how to follow You.

We need You.  We need Your people.

Help us to seek out other believers

      and let Your love

               bind us together.

And find You are among us.