One of the Greatest Challenges We Will Ever Face

God calls us to difficult things. He calls us not only to be part of a church but even to love the people of the church. We may find it easy enough to love a building or an institution or a particular form of worship. But people? That can be a much greater challenge. It may be one of the greatest challenges we ever face because people are sinful, people are messy, people are needy. Yet our love for people cannot be separated from our love for God, for “if anyone says, ‘I love God,&#8