Hebrews 10:25 gives us a direct instruction: Do not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encourage one another. This was written to a community under pressure - people who had real reasons to stay home, to pull back, to go it alone.
And yet the instruction stands. Keep showing up. Not because the church is perfect - it never has been. But because we need each other. The encouragement of one person in a hard season can change everything.
If you have been drifting from community, today is a good day to come back. You do not need to have it all together. You just need to show up. And so does everyone else.
Prayer: Father, thank You for the gift of community. Help me to be present, to encourage, and to receive encouragement. I choose to keep showing up. Amen.