We’ve forgotten Jesus’ command to tend the flock
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
The last few years have been pretty brutal. Many are feeling bruised and exhausted; wary of committing themselves to church community; uncertain as to whether church leaders can be trusted.