Encourage yourself in the love of God by meeting with brothers and sisters in Christ. Your presence will be an encouragement to them, too. God stirs us for acts of love through Christian community. This is why it's so important for a Christian to be an active participant at church. This is where God helps us and strengthens us to use our gifts. It's where he heals us. Church is where you are reunited with the Body, and when the Body is together it flourishes. If you're there you'll flourish with it.
Dear Lord:
Thank you for the community you've given me. Help me to be an encouragement to the brothers and sisters you've given me in Christ and to show them even the smallest glimpse of your great love. Also, please help me to draw the encouragement I need from your church.
Amen.
