Love the Lonely Among You

It happens every Sunday. I see them walking in. There’s a look. They are new. They don’t know where anything is or whom to ask for help. Their heads are on a swivel, searching. Their quest for the sanctuary, children’s ministry, or bathroom camouflages the more profound spiritual longing to be known and loved, to belong. God made us to long for what he made us to live for — and God-honoring human relationships lie near the heart of his intention for us. Yet some who attend church gatherings stru