I was in a couple of airports last week. Airports are strange; if you travel alone, even though you are surrounded by throngs of people there is a certain loneliness.
Loneliness in a crowd is a sad thing.
For many folks coming to church services or visiting a church is a "lonely in a crowd" experience, they come in sit alone, are un-recognized, un-embraced, alone -in a crowd. There is usually a cold empty seat or two between them and the other people in the room - the 14" gap of sadness.
A friend of mine mentioned that she recently visited a new church and felt "like she had been invited to someone's home for a meal and was then completely ignored".
Promotion minus hospitality = loneliness in the pews.
How could this be different? ...begins with One
