Our first duty is to our children:
To raise them up to be strong Christians
Who will not hesitate to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, care for the poor, tend the sick, welcome the foreigner, and befriend the outcast.
Who will not let any other claim or conflict from broken churches
Distract, entice, or corrupt them away from this primary calling.
It is not about the building.
It is not about the status of the people who attend.
It is not about following the values of corporate greed.
It is not about who has the loudest, flashiest A/V equipment.
Jesus didn't ask us to care about any of these things.
Jesus asked us to put all our resources, our treasure,
Into caring for the lowest and the least.
This is how we love the Lord our God
With all our heart and soul and strength.
This is how we love our neighbors as ourselves.
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