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"By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." John 13:35 (NASB).

Loving people is tough. I'm not too good at writing out things into anything remotely coherent. (You would notice the short posts). I think it's due to my impatience. Anyways, I was just reminded with this verse today, because one of the brothers in my fellowship considers himself an "outsider". May it never be!

Really people, is it that hard to welcome others? We complain about the church losing members, we complain about the lack of newcomers. Can you blame them if you don't reach out to them? Because, clearly when Jesus went out to heal the sick and preach to the people, He just hung out with His homies and didn't approach anyone.

I'm really only talking about welcoming people in fellowship and in the church...(The going out and making disciples is a whole nother basket entirely). Can you really say that you love one another, when you don't even greet one another each Sunday with more than a superficial exchange? Yes, there are physical limits to the amount of time you can spend with each person, mr/ms. popular. But, I'm sure all of us can notice the one or two people that get left out with no one to talk to!

Take my rant out of love! TAKE IT!!!