Analogy
From the beginning it was not good for the human to be alone. The New Testament intensifies the point: believers are members of a…
Community
Analogy
Alone in a Crowd
pastoral observation
It is possible to be surrounded by people and still feel alone. Loneliness is less about the number of contacts and more about the absence of being truly seen and received. The church’s calling includes creating the kind of presence in which people do not have to perform to belong.
How you’d preach it
Loneliness is not always solved by more people. It is often a matter of being truly known.
- Presence
- Community
- Calling